[1] The same year, the Constitutional Court banned the Welfare Party on the grounds that it tried to overthrow Turkey's secular system and to promote Islamic fundamentalism.
They were accused of embezzling trillions by forging 139 official party documents with the intention to hide the grants, which the Treasury ordered back.
[6][7][8] Among the defendants were prominent politicians like Şevket Kazan, former Minister of Justice, and Ahmet Tekdal, co-founder and first leader of the party.
In accordance with the in-the-meantime-amended law, the court reduced Erbakan's sentence to eleven months and two days in house arrest.
[2][5][8][12][13] The criminal court in Ankara decreed that Gül testifies for charges of falsifying official documents as the crime was committed before his presidency.
As an example, RP officials Şevket Kazan, Recai Kutan, Oğuzhan Asiltürk, the deputy chairman and even the general accountant were all acquitted in the past.
[12] Gül announced his readiness to testify in the "Lost Trillion Case" right after he handed over his post as state president in late August.
In November 2014, he testified before the court with the motive of "having justice operate flawlessly and seamlessly" and "in order not to leave any doubt on any issue".