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Chronology of the Council of State attack
May 17, 2006: The nation was shocked by a bloody attack on the Council of State. Council of State Second Chamber Judge Mustafa Yücel Özbilgin was killed in the attack.
Feb. 13, 2008: An Ankara court hearing the case sentenced suspect Arslan to two consecutive life sentences. Three other suspects, Osman Yıldırım, Erhan Timuroğlu and İsmail Sağır, were given life sentences.
Oct. 7, 2008: The Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor’s Office made a key decision and called for a new ruling based on evidence in case documents from the Ergenekon trial regarding hand grenades that had been thrown at the headquarters of the Cumhuriyet daily in what appeared to be a related attack.
Dec. 16, 2008: The 9th Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals declared the trial of the eight suspects in the case, in which the Ankara 11th High Criminal Court had given its verdict, a mistrial.
May 8, 2009: The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court ruled to merge the case with the trial of Ergenekon.
April 22, 2010: A Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) report showed that the security cameras at the Council of State were not out of order, as had been claimed by OYAK Defense and Security Systems Inc. The report established that the footage was purposefully erased. Some of the deleted data was retrieved by TÜBİTAK.
April 23, 2010: It was revealed that OYAK Defense and Security Systems Inc. had not respond to queries from the police about camera records for five days during the initial investigation.
April 28, 2010: Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commented on the security tape scandal, accusing some media organs and other groups that claimed the attack was a pro-Shariah attack of trying to make the shooting look like it was linked to the AK Party.
May 3, 2010: OYAK Defense and Security Systems Inc. claimed that the report on the deletion of footage was not from TÜBİTAK. In a prompt response, TÜBİTAK said it had already sent the necessary information and documents to the court.
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