ANKARA - We will ask for the return of Hasan Ekinci (who hijacked Turkish Airlines jet to Italy) after completing related procedures, said Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek on Wednesday.
Answering questions of reporters, Cicek said that they would demand return of the hijacker after completion of related procedures by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice.
Cicek stressed that the procedures in Italy won't affect the process in Turkey regarding their demand for the return of Ekinci.
Cicek noted that the demand of Ekinci for political asylum should be met with scepticism.
The Turkish Airlines (THY) jet with 105 passengers on board, which was hijacked while flying from Tirana to Istanbul last night, arrived at Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Wednesday.