Investigation launched into Zafer Party Spokesperson Azmi Karamahmutoğlu: Comment on Minister Tunç's post

Afşin Hatipoğlu, the lawyer for Zafer Party Spokesperson Azmi Karamahmutoğlu, announced that an investigation has been launched against Karamahmutoğlu on charges of "insulting a public official" for quoting Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç's post and writing, "How mystical."

An investigation has been launched into Zafer Party Spokesperson Azmi Karamahmutoğlu, who quoted a post by Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç regarding his visit to a Sufi association in Canada on July 10, 2016.

Karamahmutoğlu quoted Tunç's post about his visit to the Sufi association with Canadian Member of Parliament Ahmed Hussen and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, using the phrase "How mystical..."

Lawyer Afşin Hatipoğlu announced that an investigation has been launched against his client, Karamahmutoğlu, on charges of "insulting a public official."

Hatipoğlu announced the investigation launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office with the following statement:

"An investigation has been opened by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against my client, Azmi Karamahmutoğlu, on the grounds of 'insulting a public official' for quoting a post by Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç and writing, 'How mystical...' Within the scope of the investigation, he gave his statement at the Ataköy Police Station. We present this exemplary post, which is the subject of the investigation, to your appreciation in terms of explaining the legal order our country has reached."

News Source: 12punto