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Özgür Özel Makes a Striking Claim: 'They Are Interviewing Prosecutors, Asking Them, "If Arrest Warrants Are Requested for These Individuals, Can You Carry Them Out?"'

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Newly elected CHP Chairman Özgür Özel claimed that following the appointment of the deputy chief prosecutor from Istanbul to the position of chief prosecutor in Ankara, other prosecutors to be assigned to the position were interviewed with questions like, "If you are told to arrest someone, will you be able to arrest them without hesitation?" He added, "We have obtained this information. I am having this recorded."

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Newly elected CHP Chairman Özgür Özel claimed that following the appointment of the deputy chief prosecutor from Istanbul to the position of chief prosecutor in Ankara, other prosecutors to be assigned to the position were interviewed with questions like, "If you are told to arrest someone, will you be able to arrest them without hesitation?" He added, "We have obtained this information. I am having this recorded."

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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CHP leader Özgür Özel claimed that after the deputy chief prosecutor from Istanbul was appointed as chief prosecutor in Ankara, the other prosecutors who were to be assigned to the position were interviewed and asked, "If you are told to arrest someone, will you be able to arrest them without hesitation?"

Özgür Özel, the elected Chairman of the CHP (Republican People's Party), made striking allegations regarding the appointment of judges and prosecutors. Özel claimed that some individuals were asked questions implying, "Will you arrest CHP members?" Stating that they would have these allegations notarized, Özel said, "After we complete this process, we will present it to our nation." Özel argued that the process would become the subject of an inv…

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Tr724 broke the news on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
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