Operation against Eyüpsultan Municipality: Mayor Özmen was detained

A dawn operation was organized within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against CHP's Eyüpsultan Municipality.

In the simultaneous operation held in Istanbul, 28 people, including Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, were detained.

While the repercussions of the operation continued, reactions came from politicians one after another.

NEW Party Adana Deputy Burhanettin Bulut:

The government, which was under the influence of fund profiteering, started to press all the buttons at the same time to change the agenda and prevent the billions of dollars stolen from being called to account.

Yesterday, three mayors in Mersin and today the Mayor of Eyüpsultan were detained in a dawn operation.

Operations against the will of the people and elected mayors are brought to the agenda so that it is not discussed how and by whom the people's money is spent.

Whatever you do; We will not give up holding the nation's money accountable, speaking the truth and defending the will of the people!

NEW Party Istanbul Deputy Özgür Karabat:

THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THE NATION'S MONEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE WILL OF THE BALLOT BOX!

We condemn the detention of our Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen!

You cannot escape accountability by targeting the presidents elected by the people!

We stand with our president. We will not hand over the people's money or will to you!

Orhan Sarıbal, CHP's Bursa Deputy under Butlan's administration:

We do not accept the detention of our Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen this morning, following the detentions in Mersin.

There is no dual treatment in the rule of law. The dual practice between the measures applied to the names mentioned in the fund investigation and the detentions of elected mayors is an unacceptable double standard. Political identity cannot be the measure of benefiting from legal guarantees.

The presumption of innocence should be respected, and trial without detention should be the basis. The measures implemented must be based on concrete justifications and be proportionate.

Proximity to power cannot provide privilege; Being in opposition cannot be used as a justification for harsher treatment. The rule of law requires equal law for everyone.