CHP’s Beşiktaş mayor referred to party disciplinary board on corruption claims
ANKARA
The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has launched an investigation into Murat Hazinedar, the mayor of the Istanbul district of Beşiktaş, on claims of corruption.“The CHP Central Executive Board has decided to refer our Beşiktaş mayor to the disciplinary committee,” CHP Deputy Chair and Spokesperson Selin Sayek Böke said after the board meeting on Oct. 13.
The move came after an inner-party commission prepared a report on corruption allegations in local municipalities, daily Milliyet reported. The report alleged that Hazinedar did not act in accordance with party discipline, cut down trees, forced municipality workers to perform personal errands, and abetted incidents of violence.
“We will leave it to the disciplinary committee to manage the process. It would not be appropriate to go into details today. What we discussed [in the board meeting] was whether or not to bring the issue to the disciplinary process,” Böke stated.
The move came after an inner-party commission prepared a report on corruption allegations in local municipalities, daily Milliyet reported. The report alleged that Hazinedar did not act in accordance with party discipline, cut down trees, forced municipality workers to perform personal errands, and abetted incidents of violence.
“We will leave it to the disciplinary committee to manage the process. It would not be appropriate to go into details today. What we discussed [in the board meeting] was whether or not to bring the issue to the disciplinary process,” Böke stated.
