02.05.2025 00:12
The Communications Directorate denied the claim that a bus driver affiliated with the CHP was requested to be arrested for taking members of parliament to the First Assembly on April 23. It was stated that an investigation was initiated because the driver drove the bus towards the police, and footage of the incident has also emerged.
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The claim raised by CHP Deputy Chairman Burhanettin Bulut on his social media account has stirred up the agenda. Bulut alleged that a bus driver working at the CHP Headquarters was requested to be arrested for taking deputies to the 1st Assembly on April 23.
DENIAL OF CHP'S CLAIM REGARDING THE "BUS DRIVER" The denial of the allegation came at jet speed. In a statement, the Communications Directorate indicated that an investigation was initiated because the bus driver drove the vehicle towards the police.
“AN INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED BECAUSE HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE POLICE” The statement included the following expressions: "The claim that 'the CHP's bus driver was requested to be arrested for taking deputies to the 1st Assembly on April 23' is not true. An investigation was initiated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office not because the driver of the CHP bus took deputies to the 1st Assembly, but because he 'failed to comply with the stop warning of the police officers and drove the bus towards the police.'
The individual in question has been subjected to a 'house arrest' measure for the crime of 'resisting a public officer in a chain manner' by the Duty Magistrate Court. Please do not give credence to baseless claims aimed at provoking the public."
STATEMENT FROM MINISTER TUNÇ Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç also stated the following in his statement: "The claims in some media outlets and social media accounts that 'the CHP's bus driver was requested to be arrested for taking deputies to the 1st Assembly on April 23' are a great lie. An investigation was initiated by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the driver of the CHP bus for 'failing to comply with the stop warning of the police officers and driving the bus towards the police,' and a judicial control measure of 'house arrest' was applied for the crime of 'resisting a public officer in a chain manner' by the Duty Magistrate Court.
As can be seen from the footage, using a political party's bus does not give anyone the right to drive a vehicle towards a police officer, to fail to comply with a stop warning, or to endanger public order. Defending an act that puts the life of our police, who serve for the peace and security of our nation, with a slander like 'workers are being arrested on May 1' is unacceptable both legally and morally.
Disinformation through the ongoing investigation, especially by some CHP deputies, and misleading the public on May 1st Labor and Solidarity Day serves chaos, not the law. It is clear that those who resort to lies and slander by using our worker brothers do not aim for labor and solidarity but for provocation. On this occasion, I send my best wishes to our police officer on duty."
THE INCIDENT CAPTURED BY SECURITY CAMERAS Meanwhile, footage of the incident has also emerged. The moments when the bus driver did not comply with the police team's stop warning and drove the bus rapidly towards the police were captured by security cameras.
THE DRIVER OF CHP DEPUTY ALSO DROVE THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE POLICE In Ankara, the driver of the car in which CHP Deputy Adnan Beker was present also drove the vehicle towards a police officer without complying with the stop warning. The police officer, who was injured and taken to the hospital, filed a complaint against the driver who drove the vehicle towards him. After the footage of the incident emerged, CHP Deputy Beker claimed that the police officer was trying to provoke them.
The driver of CHP Deputy Adnan Beker also drove the vehicle towards the police. ```