DHAKA: The ongoing corruption probe is not judicial but political, Turkish interior minister Muammer Güler said Tuesday after attending a ceremony in Ankara.

The minister also said those who launched the operation acted as they wanted to and had already decided on the guilt of the accused.

‘The summary of proceedings for four ministers was presented to the police before the testimonies were taken. We haven’t done anything illegal. The law is being disregarded,’ Güler said, reports daily Hurriyet.

Güler said his son the claims that had been prepared were both groundless and tantamount to blackmail.

‘They did not have to inform me, but this country has a prime minister. I will be called to account, and so will those who gave wrong information,’ Güler said.

BDST: 2057 HRS, DEC 24, 2013
Edited by Robab Rosan, Current Affairs Editor