Sued by former PM's son, Peker says he will release new documents on cocaine trafficking
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Convicted mob boss Sedat Peker, whose allegations against top officials shook the country a few months ago, has said that he will release new documents on cocaine trafficking in Turkey.
His revelations will be in response to a new lawsuit opened against him for "insulting and slandering" Erkam Yıldırım, the son of former PM Binali Yıldırım, Peker said on Twitter last night (September 22).
Erkam Yıldırım was one of the central figures in the cocaine trafficking scheme that Peker claimed to reveal in the YouTube videos he released in April and May. Erkam Yıldırım was responsible for bringing large amounts of cocaine from Venezuela, he claimed.
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"What I'm curious about is that whether dear prosecutor's office investigated how Erkam Yıldırım made a fortune of 18 billion dollars in the Netherlands?" Peker wrote, referring to the reports about Yıldırım in the Netherlands media.
He also pointed out that prosecutors haven't investigated tons of cocaine that were seized in Turkey and Turkey-bound ships in Colombia and Panama.
Peker claimed that owners of seized cocaine, who have photos with ministers, were let free by the authorities.
"Since you are doing such funny things about me because I've been away for a while, let me publish on Friday how the police, the prosecutors can't do anything about real criminals, how the owners of large amounts of seized cocaine were released, and with which ministers these cocaine dealers have pictures, so we have some fun."
Peker, who currently resides in the UAE, also promised to publish a new "dossier" of revelations in October. Prosecutors in Turkey issued an arrest warrant against him in late May for "leading an organized crime group."
Sedat Peker videosA well-known figure in Turkey's underworld since the 1990s, Peker was imprisoned multiple times for organized crime. Following his release in 2014 after serving 10 years in prison, Peker took a pro-government stance, publicly expressing his opinions on current affairs and holding pro-government rallies attended by thousands of people. At the time, he was described as a "businessperson" in the pro-government media and received "businessperson of the year" awards from several different organizations. In late 2019, he reportedly left the country to avoid arrest in an investigation against him for leading an organized crime group. In February 2020, he announced on YouTube that he was in Montenegro. Denying the arrest warrant claims, he said he had gone to the country to complete his university education and would come back to Turkey. Turning against his former allies, Peker began his revelations on YouTube in early May, after, according to him, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu failed to keep his promise that he would be able to return to the country in April. Peker has targeted several former and incumbent government officials in his videos, making serious accusations against them, including international drug smuggling, political assassinations, corruption, sexual assault and murder. Along with Soylu, former Minister of Interior Mehmet Ağar, his son and AKP deputy Tolga Ağar, former PM Binali Yıldırım's son Erkam Yıldırım, and former intelligence and military officer Korkut Eken are among Peker's high-profile targets. Peker's videos have had over 100 million views on YouTube and dubbed as the "Sedatflix" on social media. The government and relevant people have dismissed some of his claims while remaining silent about others. However, he was not able to release a new video after June 20 because the UAE did not allow him due to security concerns, according to Peker. He continues his allegations on Twitter. Read more on Sedat Peker videos: Sedat Peker claims to reveal new cocaine route between Colombia-Venezuela-Turkey 'Let the wall come down': Assassinations in '90s come under spotlight again after Peker's claims Peker says his 'bloodbath' threats to academics helped government create a 'climate of fear' Sedat Peker reveals more evidence of his ties to interior minister Mob boss Peker's confessions put military contractor close to Erdoğan under scrunity Investigation into journalist Kutlu Adalı's killing after confessions of mob boss New revelations by Sedat Peker as he postpones video about Erdoğan due to Biden meeting |
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