A preliminary investigations
judge on Tuesday shelved a money-laundering investigation into
Bilal Erdogan, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, ANSA learned Tuesday.
The probe was based on a report by Murat Hakan Uzan, a
Turkish businessman and political opponent of Erdogan who is
wanted by Turkish authorities and is in exile.
In December a judge had rejected a petition to close the
case, saying Uzan should give evidence, but he was not willing
to do so, sources said.
As a result prosecutors filed a second request to close the
case.
The case has caused friction between Italy and Turkey, with
Erdogan telling Italian public broadcaster RAI News 24 in August
that it could put bilateral relations "in difficulty".
Erdogan's son had been studying at John Hopkins University
in Bologna.
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