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The US dropped charges against Turkish officers involved in DC brawl 2 days before Tillerson had an unusual meeting with Erdogan

Charges are still pending against four of the Turkish security guards.

  • Federal prosecutors dismissed charges against 11 of the 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security team charged in connection with a May 2017 street brawl in Washington DC.
  • The charges were dropped on February 14, the day before former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Ankara and met with Erdogan.
  • US officials have denied the charges were dropped for political reasons.

Federal prosecutors have decided to dismiss charges against 11 of 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security team after they were charged in connection with a street brawl in May 2017 near the Turkish embassy in Washington.

A spokesman for the US Attorney's Office for the District Columbia confirmed that his office filed motions to dismiss charges against seven of the defendants on February 14, and against four others in November of last year.

The charges dropped on February 14 came the day before former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew to Ankara and met with

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Assault charges are still pending against four remaining members of Erdogan's security team: Ismail Dalkiran, Servet Erkan, Ahmet Karabay, and Mehmet Sarman.

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