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Opposition CHP head faces probe for 'insulting president'

Turkey's main opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is accused of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Ersin Çelik
17:05 - 6/12/2017 Wednesday
Update: 17:11 - 6/12/2017 Wednesday
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Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into the main opposition party leader for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a judicial source said on Wednesday.

Prosecutors in the capital Ankara launched the probe over remarks this Tuesday by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, head of the Republican People's Party (CHP), during a speech at a women's rights event, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Huseyin Aydin, Erdoğan’s lawyer, has also filed a lawsuit against Kılıçdaroğlu accusing him “insulting the president” in the speech.

#Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
#President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
#Republic People's Party
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