AKP Watch

AKP Watch September 10th, 2007

Switzerland authorities investigating a possible terror finance case for Yimpaş Holding, Turkish daily Hürriyet reported.

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Yimpaş Group, one of the main financiers of AK Party, illegally raised 2,5 billion euros from pious Turkish guest workers in mosques throughout Europe who were not willing to put their money into banks, since Islam prohibits interest but permits dividends that are considered part of a company’s profits and where payment is not guaranteed.

Financial authorities in Germany and Switzerland began to closely scrutinize Yimpaş after some officials were caught at Customs hauling money or gold into Turkey in suitcases.

German and Swiss Prosecutors charged Yimpaş with crimes related international fraud and money laundering.The Manheim Federal Court in Germany issued an international arrest warrant for Yimpaş Chairman Dursun Uyar and Interpol at that time placed him on its Red Notice list, Hürriyet reported.

Switzerland was investigating possible international fraud by the Yimpas Group AG, Jeanette Balmer, spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office in Switzerland, said earlier. During the investigation Swiss authorities could not determined whereabouts of 18 million CHF, which possible end up with islamic terrorist organisations.

AK Party’s leading public figures, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Industry and Trade Minister Ali Coşkun , Justice Minister Cemil Çiçek, Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu, Speaker of Parliament Bülent Arinç, were frequently apperaring in all opening receptions of Yimpaş Group.

Despite an international warrant for his arrest, Dursun Uyar, Chairman of the huge Yimpaş Group, has made several public appearances, in some cases close to police and government officials, without being detained.

• AK Party , AKP , Erdogan , European Union , Terrorism , Turkey
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