[Opinion] Canan Kaftancıoğlu Faces a Criminal Charge of 'Insulting the President': 'Perhaps It Was the First Time I Had Politically Agreed with him.'
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Canan Kaftancıoğlu, who is being tried on charges of "insulting the President" for a social media post in which she quoted a post by President and AKP Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said, "Perhaps for the first time politically, I agree with him." The prosecutor requested that Kaftancıoğlu be punished, and the case was adjourned until December 10.
Canan Kaftancıoğlu, who is on trial for "insulting the President," presented her defense today. Kaftancıoğlu stated, "Perhaps for the first time politically, I have agreed with him."
Canan Kaftancıoğlu made a post supporting Erdoğan's statement that "Those who lay their hands on public funds should be held accountable." The post was reported to CİMER (the Presidential Communication Center), and a case was opened against Kaftancıoğlu for "insulting the President." While the prosecutor requested a sentence, Kaftancıoğlu stated, "Perhaps for the first time politically, I agree with him."
The second trial of the CHP, former Istanbul Provincial President Canan Kaftancıoğlu, was tried on charges of “insulting the president” for a post he made citing the social media post of President and AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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