‘Escape’ scandal: Crime syndicate leader shoots himself while fleeing police

Ahmet Aramaz, known as Öksüz Ahmet, a well-known figure in Ankara's underworld, engaged in a clash with police officers attempting to apprehend him. During the incident, Aramaz shot himself with the weapon he was carrying. Investigations revealed that Aramaz had escaped from the closed prison where he was serving his sentence.

According to a report by T24, Ahmet Aramaz, known as an organized crime syndicate leader, was recently apprehended and taken into custody by teams from the Ankara Police Department's Organized Crime Bureau.

Aramaz, who had a finalized 17-year prison sentence due to previous trials, was handed over to the Ankara Courthouse by police following processing at the police station, and subsequently delivered to the closed prison in Sincan under the instructions of the prosecutor's office.

However, despite being required to remain in a closed prison, Aramaz was transferred to an open prison for reasons yet to be determined. Having escaped from the open prison in recent days, Aramaz was reported to the Ankara Police Department by the prison administration via the prosecutor's office. The police resumed their pursuit of Aramaz.

INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED INTO THE INCIDENT

Yesterday afternoon, Aramaz, who was being tracked by plainclothes police teams from the Ankara Police Department's Organized Crime Bureau, was cornered in Sincan. During the clash, Aramaz fired his weapon into the air twice and entered a clothing store to escape the police. Realizing that the police were about to intervene, Aramaz shot himself with the handgun he was holding. Aramaz, who was wounded in the abdomen, was immediately rushed to a private hospital in the area for treatment.

Following the incident, the question of how Aramaz was transferred from a closed prison to an open prison has come to the fore. It has been learned that the prosecutor's office has launched a judicial investigation into the matter.