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meeting, making it clear he was becoming nerv- ous about the money laundering. He said he inter- preted the conversation as a request for a bribe.
Atilla's lawyer, Victor Rocco, told jurors in an open- ing statement that Zarrab was “a liar, a cheat ... a one-man crime wave”, the Guardian reported. His client was not corrupt and took no bribes, he said.
Halkbank issued a November 30 statement saying it “strictly adheres to national and international
regulations” in all businesses and transactions. “Foreign trade transactions and money transfers are conducted in an open, transparent manner and can be monitored by the relevant authorities,” it added.
As well as charging Zarrab and Atilla, US prose- cutors have charged in absentia Caglayan and six other high-ranking officials. All are still at large. Caglayan has issued statements denying the al- legations made against him.
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