Islamic group leader jailed pending trial in fresh probe
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An Adana court on Aug. 23 jailed pending trial the leader of the Furkan Foundation, an Islamic group, and his wife on charges of money laundering and fraud, in the second recent financial crackdown targeting a religious organization in Türkiye.
Counterterrorism police in the southern province launched a pre-dawn operation against the Furkan Foundation on Aug. 19, detaining 32 people, including the foundation’s leader, Alparslan Kuytul. Another 24 suspects were detained over the following three days.
The investigation has been conducted on charges of money laundering, fraud, forgery of official documents and tax evasion.
