Plaintiffs in the criminal case centered on the military coup that took place in 1997 have filed a writ against former president Suleyman Demirel, who led the country between 1993 and 2000. Lawyers say that the 88-year-old cooperated with a clandestine group of army officers that forced elected Prime Minister, the Islamist Necmettin Erbakan to resign. There are currently more than 100 people on trial in the case, with most facing charges of helping to overthrow the government.