07 April 2016•Update: 07 April 2016
ANKARA
Turkish Family and Social Policies Minister Sema Ramazanoglu took legal action against the main opposition leader Thursday, accusing him of causing her mental anguish and violating her personal rights, and seeking damages of 50,000 Turkish liras.
Ramazanoglu filed suit against Republican People’s Party (CHP) head Kemal Kilicdaroglu for comments he made at yesterday’s parliamentary group meeting of his party.
Kilicdaroglu accused Ramazanoglu of remaining silent on a recent student sexual abuse scandal in the central Karaman province.
Ramazanoglu's lawyers Cihat Haykir and Samet Can Olgac presented a petition to the public prosecutor's office arguing that Kilicdaroglu had violated Ramazanoglu’s personal rights by insulting her.
The petition accused Kilicdaroglu of uttering words beyond "moral bounds" in the remarks, saying they had been reported widely and condemned by all sectors of society.
"These sentences cannot be uttered by a politician about another politician. These sentences are not criticisms or declaration of opinion, but insult and humiliation… Using the right to criticize requires a sense of responsibility,” said the petition.
