Zarrab Trial & Magnitsky 2.0 Readied for Turkey
(World News Russia)

Forbes contributor Melik Kaylan has written a two part expose of the Zarrab Trial. The headline of his first article should hint as to why I`ve mentioned Magnitsky. Minimal background: The arrest of Zarrab was first covered back in 2013 here at the blog Turkey: Halkbank - Role in Iran Gold Transactions Legal Reeza Zarrab Turkish police apprehended CEO Suleyman Aslan , the sons of three cabinet ministers and scores of others in three overlapping probes targeting corruption in government tenders, money laundering and gold smuggling. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan´s government purged at least 60 police chiefs in response, sparking concerns of an escalating confrontation with former...