Erdogan Slams US Move To Issue Arrest Warrants For Bodyguards
June 17, 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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ANKARA, WASHINGTON””Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the U.S. move to issue arrest warrants for 12 of his bodyguards linked with a brawl outside the Turkish embassy in Washington last month.
Speaking at an iftar dinner in the capital Ankara on June 15, Erdogan said: “They have issued arrest warrants for 12 of my bodyguards. What kind of law is this?
“If my bodyguards cannot protect me then why am I bringing them to America with me?”
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