Former CHP Deputy Kadri Enis Berberoğlu was tried in Istanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court for allegedly giving the footage of stopped MIT trucks to former Cumhuriyet Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar and was sentenced to 25 years in prison for "disclosing information that should be kept confidential in terms of its nature, which is required for the security of the state or internal or external political interests, for the purpose of political or military espionage." At that time, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who was the leader of CHP, reacted to the decision by saying, "None of them are judges, none of them are dispensing justice, they are only fulfilling the role of the palace's stick." After these words, a complaint was filed against Kılıçdaroğlu and the investigation against him has been completed. HE DID NOT ADMIT THE ACCUSATIONSSuspect Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was sent a summary of proceedings by the prosecutor's office and sent to the Presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It was determined that Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's parliamentary immunity was lifted due to not being elected as a member of parliament in the 28th Legislative Term General Election held on May 14, 2023. Suspect Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, former İzmir Deputy, submitted a written defense through his lawyer Celal Çelik. According to Sabah's news, the defense stated that "The statements in question are words shared under the roof of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey within the scope of Article 83 of the Constitution and remained within the scope of complete irresponsibility. In addition, considering the content of the statements subject to investigation, it is stated that there is the right and duty to inform the public and criticize, that the statements do not constitute a criminal element, and moreover, that the criticisms in question are within the scope of repetition of the criticisms made in previous CHP Group meetings in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, that the statements are aimed at informing the public, supported by evidence, based entirely on facts and related to current issues, and that they are not imaginary, unsupported, and statements that exceed the limits of criticism. Therefore, it is stated that he does not accept the accusations." 1 YEAR 5 MONTHS 15 DAYS TO 4 YEARS 1 MONTH IMPRISONMENT AND POLITICAL BAN REQUESTEDIn the indictment prepared by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that suspect Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, former İzmir Deputy, targeted the victims who are public officials, Chief Judge Ali İhsan Horasan, Associate Judge Arif Atanıan, and Associate Judge Ayçin Saylık, with his statement "None of them are judges, they are only fulfilling the role of the Palace's stick," and it was stated that the suspect exceeded the limits of freedom of expression or criticism and there is sufficient evidence that the suspect committed the crime, therefore an indictment was prepared and a lawsuit was filed. Suspect Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is requested to be sentenced to 1 year 5 months 15 days to 4 years 1 month in prison and a political ban for the crime of "Insulting a Public Official Openly Due to His Duty in a Chain-like Manner." Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu will appear before the judge in the coming days.
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