19 Indicted for Turkish Attack on Peaceful Protesters in DC

If Convicted, Hate Crime Charges Can Extend Prison Terms to 15 Years

WASHINGTON””A grand jury in the United State. capital issued indictments against 19 people, including 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan’s security detail, for their brutal May 16th attack against peaceful protesters gathered in front of the Turkish Ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

“Today’s indictments are an important step toward securing justice for the vicious, ethnically motivated hate crimes committed against U.S. citizens, carried out during President Erdogan’s visit to the nation’s capital in May,”