Abdullah Gul may stand trial for money embezzlement
Ankara district court ruled that President Abdullah Gul should stand trial in the case over his party's embezzling money from State Treasury in 1997. According to Hurriyet Daily News periodical, the President's office has released statement on inadmissibility of any criminal charges against president, apart from treason.
A court of appeals now will have the final say on the case. "According to the Constitution it is impossible to put a president on trial for any charge apart from treason," says the statement. Disputing the ruling, Government spokesman Cemil Cicek found it unthinkable that presidents are not protected by immunity when deputies are.
A court of appeals now will have the final say on the case. "According to the Constitution it is impossible to put a president on trial for any charge apart from treason," says the statement. Disputing the ruling, Government spokesman Cemil Cicek found it unthinkable that presidents are not protected by immunity when deputies are.
