Turkish police officer accused of seeking bribe for issuance of Red Notice to help mafia eliminate rivals

Turkish police officer accused of seeking bribe for issuance of Red Notice to help mafia eliminate rivals

Levent Kenez/Stockholm A 27-year police veteran demanding $25,000 to facilitate a request to INTERPOL for a Red Notice for a crime boss has become the latest symbol of Turkey’s deepening law enforcement crisis. The revelation, contained in a recently accepted 288-page indictment by an Istanbul court, exposes how criminal groups and elements within the police have allegedly worked together to weaponize international policing tools for personal ga…