Erdogan: "I don't understand the CHP hubbub over the Ergenekon probe"

Continuing to unveil the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) candidates for the March local elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday announced that Izmir Deputy Taha Aksoy will run for mayor of the city and Hasan Gonen will vie for the Eskisehir mayoral seat. At the announcement, the premier also criticized the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) negative reaction to the ongoing Ergenekon probe. Asking if the CHP fears a transparent Turkey, Erdogan said he has difficulty understanding the hubbub within the party over recent developments. Stressing that the government would never turn a blind eye to organized criminal groups, Erdogan said that no one in Turkey is above the law. He also called on everybody to wait patiently and to trust in the judiciary.