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Julian Borger in Washington

ICC asked to investigate Turkish government over persecution of opponents around the world

A man takes a picture of the Galata tower where is displayed a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
File photo of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan displayed on a tower to mark the anniversary of the failed coup against him. The ICC is being asked to investigated the Turkish government for crimes against humanity in its pursuit of opponents around the world. Photograph: Ozan Köse/AFP/Getty Images

The international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague is being asked to investigate the Turkish government for alleged crimes against humanity in its pursuit and persecution of opponents around the world.

A panel of European legal experts has compiled a dossier of witness testimonies giving details of torture, state sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment of about 200,000 people, said to have been carried out by the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The dossier is due to be delivered on Wednesday to the chief ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan.

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