NEW Party Spokesperson Zeynel Emre made statements regarding Emir Sarıgül's additional statement to the prosecutor's office, claiming that his father Mustafa Sarıgül gave 350 thousand dollars to NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel.
Rejecting the allegations in the press conference he held, Emre stated that the accusations were against the normal flow of life. Emre announced that they will initiate legal proceedings against the allegations.
“UNIMPROVABLE ACCUSES ARE BEING MADE”
Emre pointed out that Emir Sarıgül testified at the prosecutor's office again after his arrest, and compared this process to the conspiracy cases of the past.
Stating that he had a copy of Sarıgül's statement, Emre noted that the allegations did not reflect the truth and said:
"Every day, we are faced with unimaginable slanders and accusations. The last thing we saw here in the past few days is that Mustafa Sarıgül, through his arrested son, after a while of his arrest through Emir Sarıgül, brought him before the prosecutor again and made unimaginable accusations about our chairman, as we have seen in the conspiracies we have often seen before."
“WHO BUYS A SCARF FOR WHOM IN AUGUST?”
Emre also reacted to the claim in Emir Sarıgül's statement that the money was delivered to Özgür Özel in a package containing scarves.
Stating that it was claimed that the incident took place in August, Emre stated that the details in the narrative were not convincing.
Emre said:
"Sir, his father supposedly gave money to our Chairman and he bought two scarves. Who buys scarves to whom in August is another matter of discussion. Because the month he is talking about is August. So, we need to check whether the stores sell scarves in August."
Explaining that it was claimed that the package mentioned in the claim was left in Özel's vehicle after a dinner he attended, Emre said that this was not possible.
Stating that there were more than 20 people at the dinner and Özel's bodyguards were also on duty around the area, Emre said:
"Our Chairman was able to put this package in his car after dinner, in an environment where there were already more than 20 people at the dinner, where there were guards, where the guards were always holding him back and writing down who came and went, without anyone seeing. What about my dear friends, would the police allow the Chairman to approach his car and put a package? So, does this make sense to you?"
“WE WILL FILE A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT”
Emre stated that after the allegations appeared in the press, they tried to manipulate the public with various news, and announced that they would take legal action.
Emre said, "Nonsense allegations. Of course, we will file a criminal complaint. We will take legal action against these slanders."
Emphasizing that Özel is a politician who is always in the public eye, Emre said that the claim that a package full of money was left in the vehicle without anyone noticing in an environment where there were many guards and vehicles was not credible.
HE SHOWED THE INVOICES OF THE PARTY BUS
Responding to the claim that the money stated in Emir Sarıgül's statement was given to the NEW Party for the purpose of purchasing a bus or having the sound system of the party bus installed, Emre showed the invoices for the party bus at the press conference.
Explaining that the party rented the bus with the option to purchase, Emre stated that they made a one-year lease agreement for the vehicle and that the rental payments are continuing.
Emre explained that no separate sound system was installed on the bus and said:
"We rented the bus with the option to buy. Look, here it is for two months... In other words, we rented it with the option to buy, we are paying the rent. We do not have a sound system built into it because the company rents it to us like that. We made a one-year lease agreement. At the end, we have the opportunity to buy it. We have not had a sound system built or anything."
Emre stated that they told people who want to buy a bus for the party that legal accounts should be opened first, and that they want donations to be made within the limits of the legislation.
Emre noted that the documents he showed refuted the allegations.
HE SHARED THE DOCUMENT REGARDING MUSTAFA SARIGÜL'S PARTY MEMBERSHIP
Emre also touched upon the discussions regarding Mustafa Sarıgül's departure from the NEW Party.
Reminding that after the allegations against Sarıgül came to the fore, he applied to the party management and said that he wanted to resign, Emre stated that this request was accepted.
Emre, who said that Sarıgül had announced that he had severed his ties with the party at the press conference he held before, stated that despite this, allegations were made that the resignation did not take place.
Emre also shared with the press the document that showed that Sarıgül's party membership had ended.
Drawing attention to the phrase "Termination of membership" in the document, Emre said that the membership process was completed on the day he made a public statement.
“WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFLECT ALL KINDS OF LIES AND SLANDER”
At the end of his statement, Emre also criticized media organizations close to the government and stated that allegations about the opposition were kept on the agenda instead of economic problems.
Emre stated that poverty, pensioners' financial difficulties and children's problems are not discussed enough in Türkiye and that his party was targeted.
Emre said, "We will continue to refute all kinds of lies and slander, no matter how much they try to conspire."
