Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) fugitive Hamdi Akın İpek was taken into custody on Saturday by British authorities after an extradition request from Turkey.
The passport of Hamdi Akın İpek, the former head of Koza İpek Holding, was confiscated to prevent him from leaving the U.K. during his judicial process.
Turkey’s extradition request for İpek with the approval of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was previously submitted to British authorities.
İpek, accused of attempting to overthrow Turkey’s government and violate the Constitution, faces up to two aggravated life sentences if convicted.
He is also facing 132 years in prison for setting up an armed terror group, military and political espionage, forging documents, and laundering money.
FETÖ and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gülen are behind the July 15, 2016 defeated coup, which martyred 251 people and injured 2,200, as well as a wide-ranging conspiracy in the military, police, and judiciary.
