Özgür Özel warns AKP members about Akın Gürlek over Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality investigation: 'Did I appoint him? Talk to the one who did'

CHP Chairman Özgür Özel addressed AKP members in his speech at the Turkish Grand National Assembly, criticizing Chief Prosecutor Gürlek and the handling of the 'presumption of innocence'.

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Özgür Özel warns AKP members about Akın Gürlek over Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality investigation: 'Did I appoint him? Talk to the one who did'

Regarding the announced indictment, the IBB Maviolati Ekrem Imamoğlu's presumption of innocence was violated and the criwho claimed that they are being targeted, CHP Chairmanthelawis Özgür ÖÖzel, Chief Pros ecutor AkGürlek, regarding whom AKP members reached out to him to report.Hemade a statement regarding thedocumentsandexpressedhisreactionaccordingly.wanted.

Akın Gürlek's by AKP membersfromthe CHP wascomplained aboutthatherevealeditcriticizing Özel reacted to thiswith these wohe wanted:

"I am saying this tosome friends from the AK Party.There is the MASAK report, it belongs to the

Chief Prosecutor. There is the asset declaration. There is the notary transaction report, there is the villa deed. There is theintention to buy a hundred-million-lira villa.There is the double salary in Luxembourg.

There is theFriends, did I appoint Akın Gürlek?

You send this information to meand tell me tosay it. Go and talkto the one who appointed Akın Gürlek. Yourownwe are not occupiedwith your internal issues"

Özgür Özel warned AKP members about Akın Gürlek over the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality investigation:
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