Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: dozens of lawyers file a complaint against Erdogan

Dozens of lawyers have filed lawsuits once morest Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a series of senior officials following the deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey. Besides the head of state, ministers, governors and construction companies are also accused of negligent homicides and abuse of power, among other things.

The complaint has been signed by 61 lawyers so far, one of them, Pinar Akbina Karaman, told German news agency DPA on Tuesday. “As lawyers for this state, we cannot condone such injustice.“, did he declare.

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