Erdogan criticizes attempts to link Ergenekon probe with AKP closure case

The prosecutor's indictment seeking the closure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) speaks volumes, said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday. Rejecting attempts to link the Ergenekon probe into a right-wing gang with his party's closure case, Erdogan complained that some people are trying to drag the probe off course. "Why I can't stand up to an attempt to close my party?" asked Erdogan. "If I have enough power, I'll block the AKP's closure case. The executive and judicial powers are clashing due to this shameful slander. The judiciary is doing its duty."