US Marshals have arrested two Turkish men living in US for their role in beating peaceful protesters outside of the Turkish embassy in Washington, D.C. last month, according to The Daily Caller.
The State Department confirmed that arrests have been, and the Washington, D.C. Metro police department identified the two men as Eyup Yildirim and Sinan Narin.
“Now that charges have been filed, the Department will weigh additional actions for the named individuals, as appropriate under relevant laws and regulations,” a State Department official said. “Any further steps will be responsive and proportional to the charges.”
Yildirim, a 50-year-old construction company owner from New Jersey, faces charges of assault with significant bodily injury and aggravated assault. Narin, from Virginia, faces an aggravated assault charge.
Yildirim is the man seen in videos of the brawl kicking a female protester while she was on the ground.
On May 16, a group of people—including the bodyguards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan—attacked on peaceful protesters in front of the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C., and who were protesting Erdogan’s visit to the US. As a result of this attack, nine people had been injured and taken to hospital. But no one had been arrested so far.











