Breaking News: Requested sentence for Kerimcan Durmaz announced!
A prison sentence of up to 5 years and 3 months has been requested for Kerimcan Durmaz, who is currently in custody on charges of encouraging illegal betting.
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The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had launched an investigation into social media influencer Kerimcan Durmaz on the grounds that he carried out activities encouraging illegal betting and shared advertising content in an irregular manner.
The investigation into Durmaz, who was detained on January 7 and arrested the following day by the Istanbul Criminal Court of Peace, has been completed.
In the indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Spor Toto Organization Presidency is listed as the 'aggrieved party,' while Kerimcan Durmaz is listed as the 'suspect.' It was stated that by encouraging illegal betting and gambling, he made them appear normal and ordinary in the eyes of society. The indictment noted that Durmaz encouraged people to play betting or games of chance by appearing in illegal betting site advertisements filmed with his knowledge, that his actions as someone with a large social media following and a wide audience posed a danger, and that by encouraging illegal betting and gambling, he made them appear normal and ordinary in the eyes of society and caused harm to the public.
''YOU KNOW, CASINOS AND STUFF''
The indictment also noted that although the suspect Durmaz stated he did not accept the charges against him, an examination of the footage in question showed that the suspect turned his back while illegal betting sites were being displayed on LED screens as advertisements, and that it was contrary to the ordinary flow of life for him not to see the images reflected on the LED screens; furthermore, it was noted that he made remarks such as 'you know, casinos and stuff' at that time.
REQUEST FOR UP TO 5 YEARS AND 3 MONTHS IN PRISON
In the prepared indictment, it was requested that the suspect Kerimcan Durmaz be sentenced to between 1 year and 3 months and 5 years and 3 months in prison for the crime of 'encouraging individuals to play fixed-odds or mutual betting or games of chance based on sports competitions through advertising and other means' in a chain manner. The indictment is currently being evaluated by the Criminal Court of First Instance to which it was sent.
APPEAL AGAINST DETENTION REJECTED
Durmaz had appealed his detention through his lawyer, Müge Doğan.
The petition submitted to the Istanbul 10th Criminal Court of Peace was rejected by the duty court.