Statement from Sercan Yaşar, alleged 'dealer to the stars': Reason for release revealed

As part of the drug investigationconducted by theIstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, social media influencer and business owner Sercan Yaşar, who was arrested on charges of "possession of narcotics" and "drug trafficking",was broughtto the courthouse in recent days to provide a statement.HE DENIEDTHE ALLEGATIONSSercan Yaşar denied the allegations today in a statement made on social media through his lawyer, İbrahim Atakan Sert, claiming that he was released after benefiting from effective remorse and becoming an informant. Yaşar stated that he was released under judicial control.

HE ANNOUNCED

THROUGH HIS LAWYER:"I DID NOT BENEFITFROM EFFECTIVE REMORSE"The followingstatements were included in the announcement: "As the entire public is aware,a comprehensive investigationis being conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the crimes of production and trafficking of narcotics or stimulant substances.Our client, Sercan Yaşar,has been included as a suspect in the ongoing investigation filedue to a malicious and baseless tip-off.

The alleged crimesareentirelyunfounded.

Our clienthasno connection to the crimes mentioned.The release decisionwas made by the court based on the lack of evidence and the nature of the investigation.Wereject all claims regardingeffective remorse.Legalprocessesare continuingwithin the framework of the law.We will continue to defend our client's rights.We kindly request the publicto disregard these false reports."regarding thesearch andseizure operation carried out at our client's residence,no narcotics of a nature or quantity that could be subject to drug trafficking, no precision scales, no packaging materials, and nomoney that could bealleged to be proceeds of crime were seized.However, althoughthe client providedhis mobile phone passwords to law enforcementofficers during the statementtaking process, the allegation that he deleted the WhatsApp applicationduring the search anddetentionprocess due to a panic statecaused by an anxiety disorderwas used as a justificationfor the arrest warrantwithout establishing any connection to the crime."THE COURTDECIDED TO RELEASE THE CLIENT"At the current stage of the investigation, the Istanbul 4th Criminal Court of Peace,evaluating the current state of evidence in the file,

the fact that the client has a fixed residence,the absence of even a single concrete fact supporting the suspicionof flight or concealment,

the fact that the evidence has been largely collected,the fact that arrest is an exceptional and last-resortprotective measure, andthe clear violation of the principle of proportionality, concluded that the measure of arrest was not necessary for the case and that the expected purpose could be achieved through judicial control measures.The courtdecided to releasethe client.The legalprocess isongoing.Wecontinue to follow the developments.by applying the provisionscould be ensured, andruledaccordingly, and for thesereasons, decided to release the client.At this point,

it must beclearlyemphasizedthat the allegations that our client Sercan Yaşar benefited from effective remorseprovisionsarelegally and factually impossible. Because effective remorseis a mechanism that can onlycome intoquestion if the person admits to committing thealleged crime andcontributes to the uncovering of thiscrime.

This provision, regulated in Article 192 of the Turkish Penal Code, onlyprovides for a reduction in the sentence for individuals whose guilt is established, anddoes not result in impunity. However, regarding ourclient, all examinations andevaluations conducted since the beginning of theinvestigation haveweakened even the suspicionthat thealleged crime wascommitted to a significantdegree.

"THE ALLEGATIONS ARE COMPLETELY DEVOID OF LEGAL BASIS"

For this reason, theallegations that the clientbenefited from effective remorseprovisionsarecompletely devoid of legal basis, contrary to the truth, and intended to mislead the publicdeliberately.are merely statements intended tomisleadthe public.Nevertheless, it is observed that in some press and social media outlets, our client is being portrayed as guilty in a manner contrary to the truth, and the content of the release and judicial control decision is being deliberately distorted to mislead the public.our client'struth-defyingportrayal as guilty,the content of the release and judicial control decisionis beingknowinglyand deliberately distortedand the public is being intentionally misled.It is observed.

Although the client is still in the investigationphase, through news reports contrary to the truth and irresponsible posts, he has beensubjectedto an open character assassination, and his personal rights have been severely violated. Therefore; alllegaland criminal avenues will be pursued regarding publications, posts, and comments that violate our client's presumption of innocence, spread false information, and aim to damage his reputation, and legal action will be promptly initiated against those responsible."our client's presumption of innocence, spreading information contrary to thetruth, and aimed at damaging his reputation,publications,posts, and comments, all criminal and legalremedies will besought, and legal proceedings will be immediately initiated against those responsible."