Waiting for an indictment for 68 days: Reaction from Ümit Özdağ! 'Didn't you arrest me to put me on trial?'

Zafer Party leader Ümit Özdağ, who is being held in Silivri, stated on his social media account, "Send my indictment to the court. I want to be tried."

 Zafer Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ, who is being held at the Marmara Prison in Silivri, made a post on his social media account.

Özdağ used the following expressions in his post:

"Send my indictment to the court. I want to be tried. 

Didn't you arrest me to put me on trial? 

Why are you delaying my trial now?"

WHY WAS ÜMİT ÖZDAĞ ARRESTED?

Zafer Party leader Ümit Özdağ, who was detained as part of an investigation launched by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding remarks he made about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his party's provincial chairmen consultation meeting held on January 19, completed his procedures at the Istanbul Courthouse.

Following his statement to the prosecutor, Ümit Özdağ was brought before the duty magistrate judge and was arrested on charges of "publicly inciting the people to hatred and enmity."

An ex officio investigation was launched against Ümit Özdağ for "insulting the President" due to his remarks about President Erdoğan at his party's provincial chairmen consultation meeting on January 19, and the investigation was subsequently expanded to include the charge of "inciting the people to hatred and enmity."

Özdağ, who was detained in Ankara, was brought to the Istanbul Police Department.

After his procedures at the police station, Özdağ underwent a health check at the Bakırköy Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital and was then brought to the Istanbul Courthouse.

Following his statement to the Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau, Özdağ was referred to the duty magistrate judge with a request for his arrest on charges of "inciting the people to hatred and enmity."