Access ban to Imam Mustafa İslam's sermon on the 'funding' crisis: The issue was brought to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly

NEW Party Adana Deputy Burhanettin Bulut brought to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly the issue of blocking access to the video containing the sermon of imam-hatip Mustafa İslam, who works in the Yüreğir district of Adana, regarding the allegations of unfair gain through the stock market and investment funds.

Bulut, who submitted a parliamentary question to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly with the request of the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu to answer, said, "While the billions of liras of fund profiteering, unfair gain and the grievances suffered by citizens must be investigated, those responsible must be revealed and the public must be informed, it is unacceptable to block access to the sermon of a religious official who draws attention to these issues."

Bulut used the following statements in his proposal:

"Censorship of criticisms regarding economic and social problems of public interest is a clear intervention against freedom of expression and the society's right to information. Silencing those who express the truth, trying to cover up the allegations, and preventing the public's right to receive information are incompatible with the principles of the democratic state of law. Instead of shedding light on the grievances worth billions of lira, targeting the words that draw attention to these grievances further damages the sense of justice in the public conscience. The main thing is not to silence the criticisms, but to expose the allegations in all their aspects." to investigate, reveal those responsible and eliminate grievances.

"HAS AN INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED ABOUT IMAM MUSTAFA ISLAM?"

Bulut's questions to Minister Uraloğlu are as follows:

"Which court or administrative authority took the decision to block access to the sermon video in which Imam Mustafa İslam draws attention to the allegations of fund profiteering and unfair profit, and on what date? What is the reason for this access blocking decision? On what legal grounds have access to statements regarding economic grievances of public concern been blocked?

On whose application or which institution was the decision to block access made? Who is the person or organization making the application? What legal and public interest justification was based on blocking the content that brought these allegations to the public, instead of investigating the fund profiteering and unfair gain mentioned in the sermon? Is it a crime to talk about the profiteering of billions of liras or to demand accountability for this profiteering? Has any judicial or administrative investigation been initiated against Imam Mustafa Islam due to the expressions he used in his sermon? If so, what is the reason for the investigation? "What judicial and legal processes are being carried out to protect the rights of citizens who are victims of fund robbery and to reveal those responsible?"