AKP’s view on the Can Atalay-Constitutional Court ruling revealed: All eyes are on Numan Kurtulmuş…

Despite being elected as a member of parliament from the Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) in the May 14 elections, Gezi prisoner Can Atalay was not released, and his parliamentary seat was revoked last January.

Following the Constitutional Court's (AYM) ruling, which found the Parliament's decision to revoke his seat to be unconstitutional, there is curiosity regarding what action will be taken concerning Can Atalay.

According to a report by Gazete Duvar, all eyes have turned to Parliament following the AYM's decision. However, there are differing views regarding the AYM's latest ruling.

According to the opposition, the AYM determined that the process of revoking Atalay's parliamentary seat is "null and void." This means that Can Atalay's parliamentary status was never actually revoked. The opposition argues that Parliament must read this decision at the first General Assembly session and restore his seat, and they have called for an extraordinary meeting for this purpose.

ACCORDING TO THE RULING PARTY, IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO AYM OVERSIGHT

However, the ruling party interprets the same decision differently. According to senior AKP officials, a parliamentary seat can be revoked in cases of absenteeism, resignation, final judicial conviction, and holding a position incompatible with being a member of parliament, and these actions are not subject to AYM oversight.

An AKP official commented, "There is no change in the final verdict issued by the Court of Cassation regarding Atalay. This verdict remains in the e-government and UYAP systems. This verdict can only be lifted through a retrial. The paths for this are clear. Unless there is new evidence presented by his lawyers or a request for reversal for the benefit of the law by the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Cassation's decision will not change. There is nothing for Parliament to do here. How can the legislature overturn a finalized judicial decision through an administrative act?"

Following these developments, the stance that Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş will take is awaited with curiosity.

News Source: 12punto