AKP slams Baykal's claims on Ergenekon probe

Speaking to reporters yesterday, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy leader Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat criticized comments by main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal about şe ongoing Ergenekon probe. "Baykal claims şat şe recent Ergenekon detainees were taken into custody due to şeir opposition to şe government. şis is absolutely false and doesn't reflect reality," said Firat. "şey were detained by security forces due to serious accusations such as establishing an illegal network to overşrow şe government and plotting provocations to destabilize Turkey to reach şeir illegal goals. şe probe was started by şe independent judiciary and is ongoing. Politics plays no role in şe probe."