Prison move for Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya from Özel: 'Who is the head of this organization?'

NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel made a statement about the former Minister of Family and Social Services and AKP Deputy Chairman Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, who was arrested within the scope of the fund profiteering investigation. Stating that Kaya's arrest took place after the public reactions, Özel said, "He now had to sacrifice Fatma Betül Sayan."

Speaking to Saygı Öztürk from Sözcü newspaper, Özel also stated that they wanted to visit Kaya in prison. Özel said that both the necessary permission must be given for the visit and Kaya must accept it, adding that if there is information that the former minister thinks he cannot share with the public, they can disclose it.

“THEY HAD TO ARREST ME IN THE FACE OF PUBLIC REACTION”

Noting that in the early stages of the fund investigation, there was an impression that no action would be taken against Kaya, Özel stated that an arrest warrant was issued after the public reactions.

Özel used the following statements in his evaluation:

"Society showed an incredible reflex. All the politicians who went to the field see the magnitude of the reaction. That's why, 'There is such an obvious thing when you arrest others on small allegations, how can you not arrest them?' Now he had to sacrifice Fatma Betül Sayan. In fact, he is partly responsible for the blame because he appointed all those who committed this crime, but on the other hand, it turned out that he was protecting the person who benefited from the crime. They could not continue this any longer. They arrested him as a last resort."

“WHO IS THE HEAD OF THIS ORGANIZATION?”

Stating that the investigation should not be limited only to the arrested names, Özel asked for an investigation into who appointed the people mentioned in the fund investigation.

Reminding that Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek mentioned an organization and a related structure in his statements, Özel drew attention to the political responsibility dimension of the investigation.

Özel said, "There is a cabinet member in this organization or the Deputy Chairman of the AK Party. Who is the head of this organization, who are the others? That is why this issue is really important, this organization needs to be exposed, but won't the one who appoints the entire organizational chart take responsibility?" he said.

THEY WANT TO VISIT KAYA IN PRISON

Stating that they visited the detainees, Özel stated that they wanted to meet the former minister in prison if the necessary permissions were obtained and Kaya agreed.

Stating that interviews were held with many people arrested within the scope of the fund investigation, Özel said that if there are issues that Kaya thinks he cannot express himself, they can share them with the public.

Özel spoke as follows regarding the visit request:

"We are going to visit everyone who has been arrested. We would also like to visit Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya, if permission is given and she agrees. Currently, our friends have met with many people who are detained due to this funding issue, and they continue to meet. I guess we have not discussed this issue with Fatma Hanım yet, but we will assign her to this issue. The presumption of innocence is very important under normal circumstances. We always remind this. If Fatma Hanım thinks that she cannot say certain things, and if she says them, we will share this openly."