DHKP/C threat prompts high security measures: Ergenekon judge

ISTANBUL

The severe security measures taken at the Silivri Courthose ahead of Ergenekon verdict trial were prompted by a tip claiming a threat from the outlawed Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front. AA photo

The severe security measures taken at the Silivri Courthose ahead of Ergenekon verdict trial were prompted by a tip claiming a threat from the outlawed Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), according to Anadolu Agency.

The tip was later found of a credible nature when explosives were discovered on a DHKP/C member caught at the Sakız Adası, or Chios Island, last week, it was added.

The outlawed DHKP/C has waged a string of attacks over the past few decades that have left dozens of people dead, including prominent political and military figures.

The group also claimed a suicide bombing that killed a police officer in Istanbul on Sept. 11, a Feb. 2 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Ankara and March 18 attacks on the Ministry of Justice and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters in Ankara.

Judges are expected to give their verdict against 275 suspects in the five-year-long Ergenekon coup plot case today at the Silivri Courthouse amid massive security precautions.