Amendment No. 18 | Doc. 14078 | 22 June 2016

The functioning of democratic institutions in Turkey

Signatories: Mr Talip KÜÇÜKCAN, Turkey, EC ; Mr Markar ESEYAN, Turkey, ALDE ; Ms Emine Nur GÜNAY, Turkey, EC ; Mr Orhan MİROĞLU, Turkey, EC ; Mr Suat ÖNAL, Turkey, EC

Origin - 2016 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 5, replace the words "The disclosure of the corruption cases on 17 and 25 December 2013 allegedly involving four ministers and the son of the then Prime Minister Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan" with the following words:

"The disclosure of the alleged corruption cases in December 2013".

Explanatory note

The persons in question have not been subjected to any judicial procedure. They have been acquitted by the Parliament. The son of the then Prime Minister Mr Erdogan was never formally charged. This is a social media rumour.