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[Oracle]

Turkish president 'facing trial'

A Turkish court has ruled President Abdullah Gul should stand trial for alleged embezzlement in the late 1990s.

The Welfare Party, a precursor of the governing AK Party, was accused of misappropriating funds from the state treasury after being banned in 1998.

Mr Gul, a founder of the AKP, was elected president in 2007.

The case will now be considered by an appeal court. But it is unclear whether Mr Gul will end up going on trial, as he could have immunity as president.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8056338.stm

[humanist]

wont happen Oracles ......... tis Turkey you are talking about have a nice day ahead oh no your having a night ahead am about to have a great day ahead lol

[Oracle]

Have a happy day Humanist.

The merest whiff of such a scandal will do untold damage for their EU "face" and other political demands ....

[humanist]

aarrgggh .......... beginning to believe EU is a farse darls .... they have been incompetent in supporting Cyprus one of their Sates when it comes to the atila

[Viewpoint]

aarrgggh .......... beginning to believe EU is a farse darls .... they have been incompetent in supporting Cyprus one of their Sates when it comes to the atila

Dont hold your breath, these incompetents do not have he back to support you, only if they benefit and at the moment keeping Turkey out of the EU is to their benefit so they use your butts to provide they excuse they need.

[EPSILON]

Turkish president 'facing trial'

A Turkish court has ruled President Abdullah Gul should stand trial for alleged embezzlement in the late 1990s.

The Welfare Party, a precursor of the governing AK Party, was accused of misappropriating funds from the state treasury after being banned in 1998.

Mr Gul, a founder of the AKP, was elected president in 2007.

The case will now be considered by an appeal court. But it is unclear whether Mr Gul will end up going on trial, as he could have immunity as president.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8056338.stm

The president of Turkey can face a trial only on a case of treason.(Turkey's constitution)

[denizaksulu]

wont happen Oracles ......... tis Turkey you are talking about have a nice day ahead oh no your having a night ahead am about to have a great day ahead lol

Hi Humanist; Remember Adnan Menderes and Celal Bayar and Fatin Rustu Zorlu. They embezzled and hanged for it(among other misdeeds.)

Let us know when you are going to Cyprus in 2010.

[Oracle]

Turkish president 'facing trial'

A Turkish court has ruled President Abdullah Gul should stand trial for alleged embezzlement in the late 1990s.

The Welfare Party, a precursor of the governing AK Party, was accused of misappropriating funds from the state treasury after being banned in 1998.

Mr Gul, a founder of the AKP, was elected president in 2007.

The case will now be considered by an appeal court. But it is unclear whether Mr Gul will end up going on trial, as he could have immunity as president.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8056338.stm

The president of Turkey can face a trial only on a case of treason.(Turkey's constitution)

Yes, the above bbc article states that. But, I think the Courts are suggesting that he should not have immunity on that basis, because the alleged embezzling/fraud took place before he was President ...


Turkish court rules President Gul should stand trial for fraud
Turkey | 19.05.2009
A Turkish court has ruled that President Abdullah Gul should face trial for fraud. Gul is highly regarded in Europe, where he has acted as one of the driving forces behind Turkey's bid for European Union membership.

Gul's presidential immunity does not cover allegations which date back to the time before he took office, the court ruled.

Turkish authorities must now re-examine the case against Gul, who is accused of falsifying documents in the 1990s for the Welfare Party, a predecessor his ruling AK Party.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,42 ... 3-xml-atom

[Get Real!]

This thread isn’t CyProb material anymore than Cuba’s president having internal problems.

[Oracle]

This thread isn’t CyProb material anymore than Cuba’s president having internal problems.

Since when have the stability or politics of Turkey been irrelevant to the Cyprus problem?

I suggest you go back to your Obama threads ...

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