RT - 12/27/13
People hold up placards as they take part in a protest against corruption in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul on December 25, 2013. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)
A Turkish court has blocked a government attempt to force police and prosecutors to disclose investigations to their superiors. The move comes amid a high-profile graft scandal that has brought down members of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s cabinet.
As public outrage over the developing corruption scandal continues to grow, Erdogan has denied any wrongdoing and has denounced the investigation as a plot orchestrated by foreign and Turkish forces to discredit his government ahead of local elections in March.
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