Mr Zammar is wanted in Syria on long-standing charges that he was involved in a bombing plot there.

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That would open up Mr Zardari to prosecution on long-standing corruption charges.

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This week its founder, Soner Yalcin, was detained along with three fellow hacks for alleged involvement with the so-called Ergenekon gang of generals and like-minded coup-mongers, who are standing trial on charges of seeking to overthrow the government.

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