[Opinion] The Lawyer Who Said, "I Reject the Judge and Members of the Court Who Perform Their Duties Using Religious Symbols," Was Charged with Two Offenses!

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The prosecutor requested that lawyer Alperen Demirdiş, who filed a motion for recusal of the veiled judge on the grounds that she acted contrary to the principle of secularism, be punished for "abuse of office" and "publicly denigrating religious values adopted by a segment of the population."

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Arguing that the judge in the court panel was acting contrary to the principle of secularism, the lawyer who requested the rejection of the judge, Alperen Demirdish, asked that the prosecutor be punished for the crimes of “abuse of office” and “publicly insulting the religious values espoused by a section of the public”.

turkiyegazetesi.com.tr

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The prosecutor's opinion has been released regarding lawyer Alperen Demirdiş, who rejected a veiled judge on the grounds that it was "contrary to secularism." The prosecutor requested that the defendant be punished for the crimes of "abuse of office" and "publicly denigrating religious values embraced by a segment of the population."

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At the hearing in the Ankara 11th High Criminal Court, the prosecutor requested that the lawyer, who rejected judges wearing headscarves, be punished for two offenses. The court accepted the defendant's request for time to prepare a defense against the prosecutor's opinion and adjourned the hearing to October 22.