Known for his proximity to the government: Lawyer who criticized Yılmaz Tunç and his brother arrested

Lawyer Burak Bekiroğlu, known for his proximity to the government, had been detained due to his social media posts regarding Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç and his brother.

It was learned that the prosecutor's office had directed charges against Bekiroğlu for "insulting a public official," "slander," and "publicly inciting hatred and enmity." charges were leveled against him.

COURT ISSUES ARREST WARRANT

According to reports by Halk TV, Bekiroğlu, who was referred to the court with a request for arrest after giving his statement to the prosecutor, was arrested by the court.

BACKGROUND OF THE INCIDENT

A post made by Bekiroğlu on X (formerly Twitter) ignited the process. In this post, Bekiroğlu published a photograph of Yahya Tunç, the brother of Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, and made several allegations, stating, "I invite the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to take action." Bekiroğlu claimed that the individual in question was a "ByLock" user, had participated in FETÖ-linked trips abroad, and held accounts at Bank Asya, stating that "an arrest warrant should be issued."

The statements in Bekiroğlu's post were as follows:

"It is alleged that he actively used the organizational BYLOCK communication program—used to communicate with the ringleader Gülen, who was sent to the pit of hell, while carrying out the actions of the terrorist organization FETÖ—exactly 1454 times, participated in the organization's trips abroad, attended organizational meetings under the guise of 'chats,' and held active accounts at the terrorist organization's financial institution, Bank Asya. Despite the fact that his statements, which he made under the claim of benefiting from effective remorse provisions, did not fall within the scope of effective remorse, they were evaluated in this context in a manner contrary to law and procedure. Therefore, the decision that there is no room for punishment for Yahya Tunç, which was rendered in a manner contrary to law and procedure, must be challenged through an appeal for the benefit of the law in order for justice to be served."

On the other hand, in order to be objective, considering the possibility that the individual might block this path due to his older brother's position, a retrial should be initiated if necessary.

Furthermore, while using this path, considering the individual's risk of flight, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office should issue an arrest warrant for the individual, taking into account 'the current state of evidence, the nature and character of the crime, the suspicion of flight, strong suspicion of guilt, the attempt to tamper with evidence, and the importance of the benefit to be gained from arrest in terms of the lower and upper limits of the alleged crime.'

"HE'S THE MINISTER'S BROTHER, GET OUT OF HERE"

Bekiroğlu's reaction was not limited to this post. In a subsequent statement, he continued his reaction with the following sentences:

"The individual is the minister's brother. Let's stay silent. Sure. Heaven forbid, the individual is the minister's brother, stay silent, gentlemen. Let's all swallow it together. Because we are afraid. Because we are sycophants. Get out of here."

Let it be proven that the individual used Bylock, the organizational program of the bloodthirsty, dishonorable terrorist organization FETÖ, which was used for communication between members of the FETÖ terrorist organization, its imams, and the ringleader of the terrorist organization... Let it be proven that he participated in the organization's trips abroad and domestic meetings, and that his Bank Asya subscription and role as a founder of an association are established. But a minister's brother? Give me a break.

Let the individual wipe his phone and give a phony statement, let that statement be narrow in scope and nonsense, and despite this, let his declarations be accepted as the basis for applying effective remorse provisions, and on top of that, let a decision be made that there is no need to impose a penalty on the individual... as if.