Claim from Özgür Karabat: Files Are Being Closed in Exchange for Transition to AKP
NEW Party Deputy Özgür Karabat claimed that in order to gain a majority in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Assembly, members of the parliament were pressured to switch to AKP through judicial threats.
Quick Look
NEW Party Deputy Özgür Karabat claimed that in order for AKP to gain a majority in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Assembly, some municipal council members were threatened by using the names of prosecutors, saying 'If you switch to AKP, your file will be closed'.
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Why It Matters
AKP is trying to gain a majority in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council through transfers from municipal council members in Istanbul districts.
The possibility of AKP's efforts to gain a majority in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council through "transfers" from municipal council members in Istanbul districts to yield results is getting stronger. On the other hand, allegations are being made that members of the parliament were threatened on behalf of the judicial authorities during this study.
"IF THERE IS A CRIME, WILL IT BE CLOSED BY TRANSFERING TO AKP?"
Expressing the allegation in the live broadcast of Halk TV, YENİ Party Istanbul Deputy Özgür Karabat used the following statements:
"Those who consider themselves to be in charge of the AKP over the metropolitan municipal council members, those who see themselves as being affiliated with the prosecutors, go to some of our municipal council members and say, look, I am saying something important, I am going to say it with witnesses. They go and say, 'They can take you'. To the municipal council member, not the mayor. 'I will talk to the prosecutor, if you switch to the AKP, the file on you will be closed'. Such a legal system cannot exist! If a man has a crime, can it be closed in exchange for switching to the AKP? If a person has a crime... But right now, people are going to their homes, just look. "I don't mean by phone, they go to their homes and receive these threats, city council members."
"THEY ARE THREATENING THE NATION IN YOUR NAME"
Özgür Karabat addressed the prosecutors with the following statements regarding the incredible allegations:
"And there are AKP members or People's Alliance supporters who do this on behalf of some prosecutors. Now, I am calling out to those prosecutors from here: Do you know the people who act on your behalf? Look, follow and take action. They are threatening the nation in your name! If there is an investigation, can it be closed in exchange for joining the AKP? I am saying this openly here, this threat is being made."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The prosecutor's office is expected to take action on the allegations.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Who are the council members who were allegedly threatened?
- Will the prosecutor's office launch an investigation into the allegations?
