The Washington, D.C. Metro police department on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 12 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail who brutally beat peaceful protesters outside of the Turkish embassy’s residence last month.
Speaking at a press conference, Metro police chief Peter Newsham listed by name 12 members of the security detail and four private citizens allegedly involved in the attacks, which occurred on May 16 and left nine protesters injured.
Nine suspects are Turkish security officers. Three others are Turkish national police. Two men are Canadian citizens, and two others are Turkish-American.
“If they attempt to enter the United States, they will be arrested,” Newsham said of the Turkish security detail.
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Among the those identified by Newsham on Thursday are Turkish security officers Servet Erkan and Ismail Dalkiran.
Dalkiran is the man who was seen choking a female protester named Ceren Borazan. Borazan positively identified Dalkiran to The Daily Caller last month.
Dear @POTUS I'm being attackd in this photo. I was assaulted by this man, strangled for protesting. Please help me find & prosecute this man pic.twitter.com/8KNfGGWamI
— Ceren Borazan (@CerenBorazan) May 18, 2017
Erkan is one of Erdogan’s closest personal bodyguards. He was seen at Erdogan’s side before and after the melee. He was also seen on video punching at least two protesters.
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Whoa. DC police just issued arrest warrants for a dozen members of Turkish president Erdogan's security detail https://t.co/JipzwWUTGh
— Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) June 15, 2017
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