Criminal complaint filed against President Erdoğan deemed an insult: Indictment prepared against lawyers

An indictment has been prepared by the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against lawyers Ali Serdar Çıngı, Fettah Ayhan Erkan, and Pınar Akbina Karaman, members of the People's Liberation Party (HKP), on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The investigation was launched after the lawyers filed a criminal complaint against the President with the prosecutor's office. In the indictment, the criminal complaint petitions were cited as evidence.

JUDICIAL PROCESS BEGAN AFTER CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST ERDOĞAN

The lawyers drew attention with the criminal complaint they filed against Erdoğan. The basis for this complaint was the allegations made by Sedat Peker, which shook Turkey's agenda, regarding Kalashnikovs distributed to civilians after July 15 using a vehicle belonging to the AKP Youth Branches. These allegations led the lawyers in question to file a criminal complaint against Erdoğan. However, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office closed the file after the lawyers' application, citing "no grounds for investigation."

INVESTIGATION INTO LAWYERS WHO FILED THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT

Following this decision, however, the Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the lawyers on charges of insulting the President. In the indictment, the aforementioned criminal complaint petitions and the lawyers' statements were cited as evidence. The Ministry of Justice granted permission for prosecution for this investigation on August 8. The lawyers' file was referred to the Istanbul Assize Court.

News Source: 12punto