05.04.2025 12:20
An indictment has been prepared against Ümit Özdağ, the leader of the Victory Party, who has been detained for 75 days in Marmara Prison in Silivri. The party's Central Executive Board member, Jülide Sarıkaya Kurdoğlu, stated, "The indictment is currently at the approval stage. With the acceptance of the indictment, he may be tried without detention."
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Victory Party Chairman Ümit Özdağ was arrested on January 21 for the crime of "Publicly inciting hatred and enmity" as part of an investigation initiated by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding his statements directed at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the Victory Party Provincial Chairmen Consultation Meeting on January 19. Ümit Özdağ, who has been detained in Marmara Prison in Silivri for 75 days, has had an indictment prepared against him.
"CAN BE TRIED WITHOUT ARREST"
The preparation of the indictment was announced by Jülide Sarıkaya Kurdoğlu, a member of the Victory Party's General Administrative Board. Kurdoğlu stated, "I just spoke with Ümit Özdağ, our esteemed Chairman. He informed me that the indictment is ready. He asked me to share this with the General Administrative Board. The indictment is currently in the approval stage, and with its acceptance, he can be tried without arrest. We have been waiting for this process for a long time. We have been here for 75 days, coming and going. We are constantly by our teacher's side. We want our teacher to regain his freedom as soon as possible. We have not been able to obtain any information regarding the content of the indictment. The lawyers will provide this information."
"I WANT TO BE TRIED," HE SAID
On March 29, Özdağ stated in a post on his official social media account, "Send my indictment to the court. I want to be tried. Didn't you arrest me to try me? Why are you delaying my trial now?"
WHAT DID ÖZDAĞ SAY ABOUT ERDOĞAN?
Özdağ made the following statements regarding President Erdoğan in Antalya: "No Crusade has ever made the Turkish nation Deist, Atheist, or Christian. During Erdoğan's era, large segments of the Turkish nation began to become estranged from their religions due to those who deceive with God, and during Erdoğan's era, the rate of deists and atheists exceeded 16%. "Erdoğan is harming the faith of the Turkish nation by distributing the state among sects and communities, making those who commit shirk partners in the state, and by bringing millions of refugees and illegal immigrants into Anatolia, he is destroying the culture of the Turkish nation. What is happening is actually a fascism of the AKP."
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