Legal step from the AK Party against false allegations: Compensation lawsuit against Şaban Sevinç, Timur Soykan and Zeynel Emre

In his statement on his virtual media account, İnan from the AK Party said, "As the AK Party, we continue to use our legal rights with determination against unfounded claims, accusations and statements targeting the corporate identity, reputation and prestige of our party. In this context, a legal process has been initiated by our AK Party General Secretariat against the statements and publications that are considered to damage the corporate reputation of our party. In this context; 500 thousand TL against Şaban Sevinç for his broadcasts dated 28-30 September and 1 and 8 October. "A lawsuit for non-pecuniary damage has been filed against Timur Soykan for 600 thousand TL due to his broadcasts dated 26 September and 3 and 10 October, and against YP Spokesperson Zeynel Emre for 500 thousand TL for his statements dated 12 October."

'WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE OUR RIGHTS'

Stating that the AK Party is a political movement that respects freedom of expression, freedom of the press and the right to criticism, İnan said, "However, we believe that the legal and democratic distinction between exercising the right to criticism and targeting the institutional reputation of a political party through unrealistic allegations should be observed. No person, institution or political formation has the right to damage the corporate identity and reputation of our party with unfair accusations, citing the right to freedom of the press or political criticism.

AK Party is one of Turkey's deep-rooted political institutions with its 25-year political history, strong bond with our nation and democratic legitimacy. Protecting the institutional rights and reputation of our party is not only a legal right, but also a requirement of the corporate responsibility we bear towards our nation and organizations. With this understanding, we will follow the legal processes initiated until the end; We will continue to exercise our legitimate and democratic rights against any unlawful allegations and accusations against our party. AK Party continues its political struggle today, as it did yesterday, on the basis of law, democracy and the will of the nation; "It will continue to inform the public accurately and transparently," he said.