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Doctor of ex-minister whose grave was opened detained for ‘false testimony’: His statement as a ‘witness’ emerges

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

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  • Nurettin Demirkol, alleged to have been the doctor of former Transport Minister Arif Ahmet Denizolgun, was detained on suspicion of giving false testimony after Denizolgun’s grave was opened.
  • Demirkol’s Aug. 26 statement to prosecutors, given as a witness, has emerged; he said he could not remember who called him or exactly what they told him, but went to the farm alone at night.

Nurettin Demirkol, who is alleged to have been the doctor of former Transport Minister Arif Ahmet Denizolgun, was detained over alleged false testimony after Denizolgun’s grave was opened. His statement to prosecutors on Aug. 26, where he appeared as a witness, has now emerged.

Demirkol said, “Because so much time had passed since the incident, I do not remember who called me. I do not remember the exact time, but it was dark, it was night. I do not remember exactly what they said when they called me. I went to the farm alone.”

Because so much time had passed since the incident, I do not remember who called me. I do not remember the exact time, but it was dark, it was night. I do not remember exactly what they said when they called me. I went to the farm alone.

· Nurettin Demirkol, alleged former doctor of Arif Ahmet DenizolgunDemirkol gave the statement to prosecutors on Aug. 26 while appearing as a witness.
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