Opposition claims against Erdoğan ‘total lies’: Lawyer

A lawyer of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday rejected “false” allegations made by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.

Lawyer Ahmet Özel’s remarks came after Kılıçdaroğlu claimed last week that Erdoğan allegedly had money abroad.

“All allegations made by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu against my client are total lies and all papers he has shown are fraudulent.

“Kılıçdaroğlu must immediately share the papers he showed with the public,” Özel said in a statement.

Erdoğan had also strongly rejected the allegations earlier and vowed to resign if they could be proved.

In his speech to his party deputies in the parliament Tuesday, the main opposition leader presented some documents that he claimed was evidence for his allegation against the president.

Özel said Kılıçdaroğlu should submit the documents to a public prosecutor’s office and file a legal complaint.

He added that the opposition leader could share the documents with any media he wanted.

The lawyer also said Kılıçdaroğlu had made similar claims against the president without providing any proof.

He said Kılıçdaroğlu had once again been trapped by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization [FETÖ] and had been disgraced.

Özel underlined that neither the president nor any of his family members had any money abroad.

Legal measures would be taken against Kılıçdaroğlu and he would be questioned before the judiciary, the statement said.