'Vote-buying' allegations at the CHP convention! Communication records of 51 people to be examined
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has requested an examination of one year's worth of communication records for 51 individuals, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, Cemil Tugay, and Özgür Çelik, as part of an investigation into allegations of "vote-buying" at the 38th Ordinary Convention of the CHP. The investigation is being conducted under the Law on Political Parties.
12punto
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has taken a notable step in its investigation into the 38th Ordinary Convention of the CHP, held on November 4-5, 2023. As part of the process conducted under Article 112 of the Law on Political Parties, a letter was sent to the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) requesting that the communication records of 51 individuals be included in the case file.
İMAMOĞLU, TUGAY, AND ÇELİK ARE ON THE LIST
Among the individuals whose communication records have been requested as part of the investigation are Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay, and CHP Istanbul Provincial Chair Özgür Çelik. The request covers the call logs, incoming calls, SMS messages, and base station location data for these individuals between August 1, 2023, and August 1, 2024.
115 PEOPLE HAVE TESTIFIED AS SUSPECTS
To date, 36 people have provided testimony as part of the investigation, and 115 people have given statements in the capacity of suspects. It appears that the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is deepening this process and turning toward evidence gathering through communication records.