Thursday, March 27, 2008

SUMMARY OF THE INDICTMENT AGAINST JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY

"SUMMARY OF THE INDICTMENT AGAINST JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY

A state prosecutor has asked Turkey's highest court to shutdown the ruling AK Party for allegedly undermining secularism. Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, the court of appeals chief prosecutor, as quoted by Turkish television as saying he wanted senior party members, including the president and prime minister, banned from politics for five years.Below are some excerpts from the indictment submitted by Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals, to the Constitutional Court on March 14, 2008, demanding the Justice and Development Party (JDP) should be closed down on the grounds that the party has become a focal point for anti-secular activities."

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