Turkey's justice minister says 'criminal network' behind billion-dollar fund scandal
- Investigators in Turkey probing a multi-billion-dollar investment fund scandal have uncovered a "comprehensive criminal network" that infiltrated the highest levels of financial markets, Justice Minister Akin Gürlek said on Tuesday.
- His remarks came days after police detained the Istanbul stock exchange boss as part of a sprawling probe that began in mid-September into allegations of widespread market manipulation affecting the savings of nearly half a million investors.
- The scandal has dominated the headlines for weeks, raising uncomfortable questions about who might have profited and putting
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- Investigators in Turkey probing a multi-billion-dollar investment fund scandal have uncovered a "comprehensive criminal network" that infiltrated the highest levels of financial markets, Justice Minister Akin Gürlek said on Tuesday.
- His remarks came days after police detained the Istanbul stock exchange boss as part of a sprawling probe that began in mid-September into allegations of widespread market manipulation affecting the savings of nearly half a million investors.
- The scandal has dominated the headlines for weeks, raising uncomfortable questions about who might have profited and putting
Sources: Euronews