One fight, two photos: The common ground between the prosecutor and the restaurant owner who attacked him is Erdoğan
Prosecutor Mücahid Şamil Koca, who serves at the Ordu Ünye Courthouse, was attacked at a restaurant he visited with his family. A dispute broke out between the restaurant staff and the prosecutor, leading to the staff attacking him. Following the incident that has become a talking point in Turkey, 12punto examined the social media accounts of both the prosecutor and the restaurant. The common ground between the prosecutor and the restaurant turned out to be President Erdoğan.
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The owners of 'LG Güleç Izgara' in the Aybastı district of Ordu had claimed that Prosecutor Mücahit Şamil Koca had them detained because they could not serve him a meal at the establishment.
However, footage has emerged showing the moments when Prosecutor Mücahit Şamil Koca was attacked outside the restaurant.
Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç condemned the attack on the Public Prosecutor in a post on his social media account.
Tunç's statement is as follows:
“I convey my best wishes to Ünye Public Prosecutor Mücahit Şamil Koca and his family, who were subjected to a physical attack at a restaurant in the Aybastı district of Ordu. Violence, regardless of who it is directed at or its scale, is never acceptable. I condemn the attack on our Public Prosecutor and hope that such distressing incidents do not happen again.”
Following the incident that has become a talking point in Turkey, 12punto examined the social media accounts of both the prosecutor and the restaurant. The common ground between the prosecutor and the restaurant turned out to be President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
A photo shared by Prosecutor Mücahit Şamil Koca in 2016 shows him making the “Rabia” sign, which President Erdoğan used during his election rallies.
It was also observed that Prosecutor Koca attended the Friday prayer at Hagia Sophia, which was opened for worship by President Erdoğan on July 24, 2020.
AKP MEETING AT THE RESTAURANT
Erdoğan also appeared on the social media of 'LG Güleç Izgara'.
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş held a meeting at the 'LG Güleç Izgara' restaurant in 2017 while he was serving as the Deputy Chairman of the AKP.
The restaurant had hung photos of Erdoğan in the venue for this meeting.