20.02.2025 15:54
Former Hatay Metropolitan Mayor Lütfü Savaş, who was expelled from the Republican People's Party, applied to the Ankara Duty Civil Court, requesting the cancellation of the disciplinary penalty and the revocation of the expulsion decision.
Former Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş, who was expelled from the CHP on December 11, 2024, applied to the court requesting the annulment of the expulsion decision.
Former Hatay Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Lütfü Savaş shared on his social media account, "Today's CHP is busy being DEM'ified. As a party, we cannot defend anyone who has ties to terrorism and exploits terrorism for political gain, regardless of who they are or what organization they belong to."
"SAVAŞ REQUESTED THE ANNULMENT OF THE EXPULSION"
In this regard, as a result of the disciplinary investigation conducted on December 11, 2024, Savaş was expelled from the Republican People's Party (CHP) by the CHP Disciplinary Board. Savaş then applied to the Ankara Duty Civil Court on January 31, requesting the annulment and lifting of the disciplinary penalty imposed on him with the definitive expulsion penalty.
In the petition submitted to the court, it was stated, "The disciplinary penalty in question was imposed without considering my client's defenses, and it was given in violation of procedure, law, and the party's statute and Disciplinary Regulation in terms of form and procedure. The penalty imposed is contrary to the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, the Political Parties Law No. 2820, the Statute of the Republican People's Party, the Disciplinary Regulation of the Republican People's Party, and the relevant legal provisions. Although it was stated that 'when the entire file, evidence, complaints, and defenses are evaluated together,' the exact nature of the complaint or what it was based on, that is, what the accusation was, has not been clearly presented. In the defense request letter, it is necessary to inform the investigated party about the concrete act attributed, the legal qualification of the act, the disciplinary penalty foreseen in return, and the evidence obtained. Since the defense request letter does not meet these conditions, my client's defense was not taken in accordance with the procedure, and therefore the disciplinary penalty is unlawful in terms of its formal elements," the statement read.
Savaş also criticized the 'City Consensus' model implemented between the CHP and the DEM Party in the local elections.
"PUNISHMENT IS UNLAWFUL"
Savaş's lawyer Onur Yusuf Üregen included the following statements in the petition submitted to the court:
"From a criminal law perspective, reporting or attempting to prevent a situation that could constitute a crime is a responsibility. My client's sharing is a behavior consistent with the party's statute and the political parties law. On the contrary, punishing this behavior is unlawful."