After Girne disaster, North Cyprus transport minister dismissed
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- North Cyprus Transport Minister Erhan Arıklı said he would ask for his immunity to be lifted so judicial authorities could conduct the investigation freely.
- Arıklı also said the Ports Department should be transferred to the Prime Ministry until the inquiry ends.
- Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that he had dismissed Arıklı.
North Cyprus Transport Minister Erhan Arıklı has been dismissed after a ship accident off Girne prompted an investigation.
Arıklı had said he would request the removal of his parliamentary immunity. He said this would allow judicial authorities to act freely, question him if necessary, and take the matter before the courts.
He also announced that, to protect the investigation, the Ports Department would be removed from the Transport Ministry and placed under the Prime Ministry until the inquiry was completed.
Prime Minister Ünal Üstel subsequently announced that he had dismissed Arıklı from his post.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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