"Decision for financial audit of 5 political parties from the Constitutional Court"

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The Constitutional Court's financial audit decision regarding 5 political parties has been published in the Official Gazette. The decision published in the Official Gazette includes the statement that "The chairpersons of political parties are required to submit a copy of the finalized accounts, which have been resolved and consolidated, along with the finalized accounts of the party headquarters and affiliated district organizations, to the Constitutional Court and to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court for information by the end of June," as stated in the second paragraph of Article 74 of Law No. 2820.

A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT WILL BE FILED

Accordingly, it was decided to file a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the 5 political parties based on the examinations conducted. In the published decisions, the report presented to the committee by Rapporteur Ömer Dursun was examined, which was based on the finalized account audits of the Love and Respect Party for the year 2021 and the Kuvayi Milliye Party for the years 2021 and 2022, according to the finalized accounts submitted by the parties.

Accordingly, it was found that the General Headquarters of the Love and Respect Party did not generate any income and did not incur any expenses for the year 2021, and that the General Headquarters of the Kuvayi Milliye Party also did not generate any income until the closure decision taken on June 26, 2022. The decision emphasized that the buildings where the parties operated should either be party property or rented; and that the parties should have management expenses such as rent, water, electricity, telephone, and stationery. As a result of the examination, it was unanimously decided to file a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in accordance with Article 111 of Law No. 2820, as the parties failed to establish a record and document system that could be accountable to the Constitutional Court, and engaged in actions aimed at obstructing the examination and investigation by generating income and expenses outside of the accounts.

ACCOUNTS EXAMINED BY THE COMMITTEE

Additionally, the finalized accounts of the Country Party for the year 2021, the Turkey Golden Age Party for the years 2021 and 2022, and the Innovation Party for the year 2021 were examined by the committee based on Rapporteur Ömer Dursun's initial examination report. It was reiterated that the parties are required to submit a copy of their finalized accounts to the Constitutional Court and to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court for information, as stipulated in Article 74 of Law No. 2820. However, the published decision stated that the parties' documents had not been approved by the authorized bodies of the parties and could not be considered documents that could be examined by the Constitutional Court. It was determined that the parties did not send a decision indicating that their finalized accounts had been examined and approved. It was found that the parties acted contrary to Articles 69, 70, and 74 of the Political Parties Law No. 2820, and due to the parties' failure to establish a record and document system that could be accountable to the Constitutional Court and their actions aimed at obstructing the examination and investigation by generating income and expenses outside of the accounts, it was unanimously decided to file a criminal complaint with the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in accordance with Article 111 of Law No. 2820.