8-Month Prison to Cem Uzan

Genc Parti (Young Party) leader Cem Uzan was sentenced to a prison sentence of 8 months and a fine of 693 million 569 thousand TL by the court in Bursa, for insulting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In his party's rally on June 13, 2003, Cem Uzan had said that "They did not remove immunity from prosecution. If they would, half of the Cabinet would be in prison, for robbing the state. They say that "We are the government but do not have the power. That means that these are in power, impotently." Cem Uzan also accused PM Erdogan of acting like a bandit by confiscating his CEAS and KEPEZ companies two days after saying that "Our only rival is Cem Uzan and Young Party." He went on to say, "You backstabbing man! I will not allow you to grab Ceas and Kepez!  What kind of a Moslem are you? You have no fear of God. You are Godless! " Â