A/HRC/37/50/Add.2 FETÖ punished businessmen who refused to make donations through extraordinary controls, fake reports, judicial or administrative investigations. For instance, through its members infiltrated into the judiciary and the police, it demanded donations from the businessmen who were being investigated and promised to close down the investigation files in return. 7. CRIMES OF THE FETÖ Currently Fetullah Gülen himself is the prime suspect in different criminal indictments. The recent probes into the activities of the FETO by Public Prosecutor’s Office have shown that under the banner of service, tolerance and humanitarian organizations, FETO and Fetullah Gülen have established and managed an illegal organization, • exposing confidential information belonging to state for political or military espionage purposes, • violating the confidentiality of private life, • unlawful recording of personal information, • forgery of official documents, fabricating criminal cases, • destroying evidence, • money laundering, • Murder Sham Trials of Ergenekon, Sledgehammer and Military Espionage FETÖ used its adherents to launch judicial and administrative investigations based on forged evidence against certain people to discredit or force them to work with them. The involvement by the Gülenist judges and police during the Ergenekon, Balyoz (Sledgehammer) and other high profile cases are the main examples. (For reference, an information note on the Sledgehammer Trials is attached) In these cases, military officials, opposition parliamentarians and journalists were accused of plotting a violent coup to oust the government. It later turned out that these cases were based on fabricated evidence, and that most such fabrications were produced by the Gülenists in the police. The Gülenist media, in particular TARAF and ZAMAN, were instrumental in shaping the public opinion during these operations. Cheating at the Public Service Entry Examinations In 2010, upon the orders from Fetullah Gülen, the exam questions and answer keys of the Public Personnel Selection Examination (KPSS) were stolen and handed out to the certain FETO members. The members with high scores were placed strategically in the critical state bodies. Judicial investigation into this case is continuing. Money Laundering Respect Institute is an entity founded by FETÖ in the USA. The Public Prosecutor in Ankara conducted an investigation into a large scale money transfer from Turkey to Respect Institute between 2013-2015. The total amount in question was 2.112.332,00 US Dollars. It was transferred by 147 individuals in small installments. The investigation revealed that the money in question was collected by FETÖ under the guise of religious donations; the real source of the fund was not registered at the legal authorities. Then, FETÖ transferred the money to the account of the Respect Institute in the 33