Breaking News... Criminal complaint from Özgür Özel to Emir Sarıgül and 1 million TL compensation lawsuit

NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel decided to initiate legal proceedings against the allegations made by Emir Sarıgül about himself.

It was reported that Özel's lawyers will file a criminal complaint against Sarıgül to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on the charge of "slander", and also that a lawsuit will be filed demanding 1 million TL for non-pecuniary damages on the grounds that her personal rights have been violated.

"THERE IS A CLEAR FICTION"

NEW Party sources argued that Sarıgül's allegations did not reflect the truth and stated that it was noteworthy that two statements he made within the scope of a different investigation targeted Özel.

Reacting to the publication of the statements in question in media organizations close to the government, party sources made the following statement:

"The fact that the two statements given by the person in question in a completely different investigation were unrelatedly directed at our Chairman and that they were published in the ruling media shows that there is a clear fiction here. The one who made this slander, the one who had it slandered and the one who published it are all part of a reputation assassination."

COMPENSATION INCOME WILL BE DONATED

NEW Party sources claimed that there was an organized attempt behind the allegations against Özel and stated that legal action would be taken against those responsible.

The statement said, "We will take all necessary steps to hold accountable whoever is behind the dirty organization in which such slander is made about the leader of the main opposition party."

On the other hand, it was stated that the income obtained from the non-pecuniary damage lawsuit will be donated to organizations operating for the public benefit.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Emir Sarıgül, who was arrested within the scope of the "money laundering" investigation against the Sarıgül family, claimed in his additional statement to the prosecutor's office that his father Mustafa Sarıgül gave money to NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel.

Emir Sarıgül claimed that his father gave 250 thousand dollars to Özel for the internal arrangement of the headquarters building during the establishment of the NEW Party. Sarıgül claimed that the money in question was left in Özel's car at the exit of a restaurant in Ankara's Ümitköy district.

Sarıgül also claimed that her father put 100 thousand dollars in a gift package containing two scarves and delivered it to Özel at a dinner he attended in Ankara. Thus, he claimed that a total of 350 thousand dollars was given on two separate occasions.

Rejecting the allegations, NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel drew attention to the contradictions in the narratives regarding the money transfer in his statement at his party's Turkish Grand National Assembly group meeting.

NEW Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre also stated that the allegations did not reflect the truth and announced that they would initiate legal proceedings.