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AKP Circles Expect Penalty for Gökçek: ‘Those Found to Have Committed Corruption Must Be Punished Regardless of Politica
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AKP Circles Expect Penalty for Gökçek: ‘Those Found to Have Committed Corruption Must Be Punished Regardless of Political Ties’

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • An investigation into former Ankara mayor Melih Gökçek has prompted discussion within Turkey’s AKP party.
  • Party sources said people found to have committed corruption should be punished regardless of their political connections or previous positions, and expectations of a penalty for Gökçek were raised on that basis.

The investigation into former Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Melih Gökçek is now being discussed inside the AKP, where party sources are calling for punishment without political exceptions.

The sources said anyone found to have committed corruption should face penalties regardless of political affiliation. They also stressed that holding office in the past should not provide protection.

Expectations that Gökçek could be punished have been voiced within the party along those lines.

Those found to have committed corruption must be punished regardless of their political ties

— AKP party sourcesParty sources described the principle they said should guide the investigation and any penalty involving Melih Gökçek.
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