Media Ban For Corruption Probe Minister Hearing Coverage
Ankara 7th Peace Court Judge Penal imposed a media ban on the coverage of 4 former ministers’ [Zafer Çağlayan, Muammer Güler, Egemen Bağış and Erdoğan Bayraktar] statements to a parliamentary commission within corruption probe.
The ruling was issued upon a request from Parliament Chairman Cemil Çiçek “in order to protect the former ministers’ personal rights, reputation and other rights”.
In his request, Çiçek also specified that the investigation was classified and there has been media coverage that violated the confidentiality of investigation and skewed the presumption of innocence for former ministers.
The aforementioned ban will be valid from the day before the former ministers will testify to December 27 - the end of commission’s duty.
When will they testify?
The expected schedule for former ministers is as follows: Bayraktar (today), Bağış (27 November), Çağlayan and eski Güler (next week).(EÖ/BM)
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