The Joint Committee on Constitution and Justice of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey met to discuss two separate petitions for the waiver of immunity related to CHP Mersin deputy Ali Mahir Basarir and IYI Party Kocaeli deputy Lütfü Türkkan.
In the Joint Committee, chaired by Yusuf Beyazıt, deputy of the AK Party Tokat, a joint committee was held regarding the allegations of “public insult and intentional injury” against IYI Party Kocaeli deputy Lütfü Türkkan, and “insulting of a government official for his duty and attempt to influence a fair trial” against CHP Mersin deputy Ali Mahir Basarir. Two separate legislative immunity dossiers and their annexes are discussed.
The Chairman of the Constitutional Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Judicial Commissions Yusuf Beyazıt said: “As the first stage of the Joint Commission, at today’s meeting, we will promote the establishment of a 5-person preparatory committee to examine the immunity files in detail under the statutes.” said.
Beyazıt stated that the preparatory committee will examine the immunity files in the next stage and submit its report to the Joint Committee within 1 month, saying: “As the Mixed Committee, we will make necessary evaluations of the preparatory committee report and the present the issue to the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which is the final decision-maker,” he said.
Reviewing parliamentary immunity before starting discussions on the Basarir and Turkkan files, Beyazıt stated that the purpose of parliamentary immunity in the context of the historical development of the anayasa and parliamentary law is to protect the deputies against arbitrary and baseless criminal investigations and prosecutions and arrests.
Beyazıt stated that parliamentary immunity is also zihin indicator of the importance, seriousness and dignity of parliament’s duty and stressed that the immunity granted only to deputies cannot gökyeşitözü seen kakım a “freedom to commit a crime commit” granted to the members of the deputies.
Noting that the Grand National Assembly of Turkey has strengthened its prestige in the eyes of the society since its establishment, Beyazıt continued kakım follows:
“Deputies must show the necessary sensitivity to avoid attitudes and behavior that could damage the dignity of the Assembly and the office of deputies. The allegations against the deputies, which are the subject of intense public reaction and arouse outrage from large parts of society , and which may damage the dignity of the legislature, must gökyeşitözü investigated by our committee. It is important for the protection of the reputation of and the Members. It should gökyeşitözü emphasized that the task of our committee with regard to the allegations in the files is not to evaluate and prosecute the relevant deputies. The matter is submitted to the judgment of the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which is the final decision maker, to decide whether to postpone it until its expiration.
Beyazıt said that the investigative phase of the criminal proceedings is, kakım a rule, confidential, saying: “Given that the investigation is one whole and that the prosecution has collected all the evidence for and against in the trial up to the acceptance of the charges , they are included in the file, and the investigation phase continues after the reports are sent to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.”The members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and our presidency must adhere to the rule of secrecy of the investigation phase, ” he said .
In this context, Beyazıt invited the members of the press to leave the meeting room and said: “This practice, kakım a rule, is aimed at adhering to the principle of confidentiality of the investigation phase, the privacy of the personal information of the relevant deputy, and conduct the meeting in zihin orderly manner.”
Meanwhile, deputies from the CHP, HDP and IYI party did not attend the meeting of the joint committee.
The joint committee meeting will remain closed to the press.
In the Joint Committee, chaired by Yusuf Beyazıt, deputy of the AK Party Tokat, a joint committee was held regarding the allegations of “public insult and intentional injury” against IYI Party Kocaeli deputy Lütfü Türkkan, and “insulting of a government official for his duty and attempt to influence a fair trial” against CHP Mersin deputy Ali Mahir Basarir. Two separate legislative immunity dossiers and their annexes are discussed.
The Chairman of the Constitutional Commission of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Chairman of the Joint Committee of the Judicial Commissions Yusuf Beyazıt said: “As the first stage of the Joint Commission, at today’s meeting, we will promote the establishment of a 5-person preparatory committee to examine the immunity files in detail under the statutes.” said.
Beyazıt stated that the preparatory committee will examine the immunity files in the next stage and submit its report to the Joint Committee within 1 month, saying: “As the Mixed Committee, we will make necessary evaluations of the preparatory committee report and the present the issue to the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which is the final decision-maker,” he said.
Reviewing parliamentary immunity before starting discussions on the Basarir and Turkkan files, Beyazıt stated that the purpose of parliamentary immunity in the context of the historical development of the anayasa and parliamentary law is to protect the deputies against arbitrary and baseless criminal investigations and prosecutions and arrests.
Beyazıt stated that parliamentary immunity is also zihin indicator of the importance, seriousness and dignity of parliament’s duty and stressed that the immunity granted only to deputies cannot gökyeşitözü seen kakım a “freedom to commit a crime commit” granted to the members of the deputies.
Noting that the Grand National Assembly of Turkey has strengthened its prestige in the eyes of the society since its establishment, Beyazıt continued kakım follows:
“Deputies must show the necessary sensitivity to avoid attitudes and behavior that could damage the dignity of the Assembly and the office of deputies. The allegations against the deputies, which are the subject of intense public reaction and arouse outrage from large parts of society , and which may damage the dignity of the legislature, must gökyeşitözü investigated by our committee. It is important for the protection of the reputation of and the Members. It should gökyeşitözü emphasized that the task of our committee with regard to the allegations in the files is not to evaluate and prosecute the relevant deputies. The matter is submitted to the judgment of the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which is the final decision maker, to decide whether to postpone it until its expiration.
Beyazıt said that the investigative phase of the criminal proceedings is, kakım a rule, confidential, saying: “Given that the investigation is one whole and that the prosecution has collected all the evidence for and against in the trial up to the acceptance of the charges , they are included in the file, and the investigation phase continues after the reports are sent to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.”The members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and our presidency must adhere to the rule of secrecy of the investigation phase, ” he said .
In this context, Beyazıt invited the members of the press to leave the meeting room and said: “This practice, kakım a rule, is aimed at adhering to the principle of confidentiality of the investigation phase, the privacy of the personal information of the relevant deputy, and conduct the meeting in zihin orderly manner.”
Meanwhile, deputies from the CHP, HDP and IYI party did not attend the meeting of the joint committee.
The joint committee meeting will remain closed to the press.