Breaking News... Historic decision in the 9-year Halkbank case: Case officially dismissed
A critical threshold has been crossed in the Halkbank case, which was filed in the US in 2019 and remained a subject of debate in Turkey-US relations for many years. The federal court, accepting the US Department of Justice's request to dismiss the case, has officially ended the criminal proceedings that had been ongoing for approximately 9 years. With this decision, the criminal prosecution against Halkbank has been closed.
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The expected decision has been reached in the Halkbank case, which Turkey has been following closely for a long time. The criminal case against Halkbank in the US has been dismissed following the court's acceptance of the US Department of Justice's request. Thus, the legal process that had been ongoing for years has officially come to an end.
DECISION FROM US COURT ENDING THE CASE
The federal judge presiding over the case in the US accepted the application made by the US Department of Justice and ruled for the dismissal of the criminal case against Halkbank.
With this decision, the file, which was opened in 2019 and continued through various legal processes for approximately nine years, has been closed. According to Reuters, the court had previously evaluated the fulfillment of the conditions determined within the scope of the settlement reached between the parties and had stayed the process for 90 days. Following the completion of this period, it was decided to dismiss the case.