Indictment Asks 71 People Including President Gul And Pm Erdogan To Be Banned From Politics, Kilic

ANKARA - Hasim Kilic, chief judge of the Turkish Constitutional Court, said the indictment of the lawsuit that was filed earlier on Friday for the closure of ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party, asked 71 individuals, including Turkish President Abdullah Gul and PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to be banned from politics.
Speaking to reporters outside the Constitutional Court, Kilic recalled that the Chief Public Prosecutor filed a law suit at 4:30p.m. asking AK Party to be shut down on the grounds that it was the center of anti-secularist actions.
Kilic said the indictment would be handed out to Constitutional Court members on Monday, and added that the process would begin after that.
Noting that he did not have a chance yet to examine the indictment thoroughly, Kilic said, "I have seen President Gul, PM Erdogan and former Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc on top of the list of people, whom the indictment asks to be banned from politics."
(OZG-AY)