AKP member who gave an 'Oscar-worthy' performance in Kocaeli referred to disciplinary board

In the İzmit district of Kocaeli, teams from the AKP-run metropolitan municipality and the CHP-run district municipality came face to face.

Following allegations that the AKP-run Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality teams were preventing CHP-run İzmit Municipality workers from entering the area, İzmit Mayor Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet went to the scene.

After Hürriyet arrived in the area, İbrahim Efe, an AKP council member for the İzmit Municipality, was also present at the scene.

When someone pushed İbrahim Efe to keep him away from the mayor as he criticized Mayor Hürriyet and her team while they walked along the road, Efe threw himself to the ground and began to roll around. At one point, İbrahim Efe got up from the ground, only to throw himself down again, shouting, "Help, police, they are beating me."

AKP and CHP municipalities face off in Kocaeli!

An Oscar-worthy performance from the AKP council member...https://t.co/fnpYYyDYz1 pic.twitter.com/YSSQkIo22d

— 12punto (@12puntocomtr) April 25, 2024

STATEMENT FROM THE AKP: DISCIPLINARY PROCESS INITIATED

AKP Kocaeli Provincial Chair Şahin Talus stated in a written announcement: "We are closely following the developments regarding the incident that took place yesterday in İzmit, which caused public outrage. First and foremost, we convey our best wishes to all the workers who were assaulted in the incident and state that we hope such events will not happen again. We have initiated a disciplinary process regarding Council Member İbrahim Efe, who was involved in the incident in question and who has apologized to the public due to the footage of the event, following consultations with our relevant boards. We present this to the public with our respects."

News Source: 12punto