Arrest request for Can Holding Chairman of the Board Kemal Can
Kemal Can has been referred to the duty magistrate judge with a request for his arrest as part of an investigation into allegations that various crimes were committed through companies under Can Holding and that audit and monitoring mechanisms were obstructed.
İHA
The Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had launched an investigation into allegations that a criminal organization was established within the companies operating under Can Holding, that crimes of 'qualified fraud' and 'tax evasion' were committed through this organization, that funds of unknown origin were introduced into company accounts, that multi-faceted actions were carried out to launder proceeds of crime, and that the criminal organization acted under the leadership of Kemal Can and Mehmet Şakir Can.
Within the scope of the ongoing investigation, detention warrants were issued for 10 people, including Can Holding executives Mehmet Şakir Can, Kemal Can, and Kenan Tekdağ, and 6 suspects were taken into custody. 121 companies were seized, and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) was appointed as a trustee. While 5 of those referred to the court by the prosecutor's office were arrested, Kenan Tekdağ was released under judicial control in the form of house arrest.
A DECISION OF LACK OF JURISDICTION HAD BEEN ISSUED
On the other hand, while the investigation was ongoing, the Küçükçekmece Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued a decision of lack of jurisdiction, and the investigation is now being conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Organized Crime Investigation Bureau. Additionally, Can Holding Chairman of the Board Kemal Can was taken into custody by teams from the Provincial Gendarmerie Command as part of the investigation.
REFERRED TO THE DUTY MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Following the completion of the detention procedures, Kemal Can was referred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan. After his procedures at the prosecutor's office, he was referred to the Duty Magistrate Judge with a request for his 'arrest' on charges of 'establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing crimes' and 'concealing the illicit source of assets'.