A Turkish court began a trial of Israeli military officers in regard to a 2010 raid on the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara, which left eight Turks and one Turkish-American dead.
Four Israeli officers former Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of General Staff Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, Naval Forces commander Vice Adm. Eliezer Marom, Israel’s military intelligence chief Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin and Air Forces Intelligence head Brig. Gen. Avishai Levi are facing trial in absentia for the raid of the Turkish Mavi Marmara flotilla.
An indictment prepared by prosecutor Mehmet Akif Ekinci in Istanbul last summer seeks nine aggravated life sentences for each of four top Israeli commanders.
“Mavi Marmara” ship was carrying aid materials to Gaza when it was stopped by Israeli troops in international waters. Israeli troops stormed the ship killing nine Turks.
(Anatolia News Agency)
