Ex-Ministers of the Turkish government received bribes worth more than $ 60 million. This was reported by Spiegel magazine, citing opposition to Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet.
According to the Turkish edition, prosecutors are investigating the case of three former ministers. Most corrupt was the former Minister of Economy Zafer Caglayan (Zafer Çağlayan), who received a bribe in the amount of $ 52 million. Another ten million falls to former Interior Minister Muammer Guler (Muammer Güler). Half a million dollars, according to prosecutors, was the former Minister for Relations with the EU Egemen Bagis (Egemen Bağış).
The public prosecutors are trying to deprive the parliamentary immunity of these three politicians. The same demand was put forward against the former Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Erdogan Bayraktar (Erdoğan Bayraktar). However, it is not known exactly what the charges brought against him. Prosecutor requests are pending at the Ministry of Justice. When they get to the debate in Parliament, is unknown.
In Turkey, the investigation of criminal cases against a number of senior officials and business leaders. In mid-December on charges of corruption had been detained more than 50 people, among whom were three sons of former ministers (Zafer Caglayan, Muammer Guler and Erdogan Bayraktar). Subsequently, some detainees have been released, including freedom came the son of former Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Erdogan Bayraktar. Meanwhile, the government was forced to withdraw those ministers who were involved in the scandal, AllVoices informs.
