Breaking News... Release decision for 15 detained defendants in IMM case
A release decision has been issued for 15 detained defendants in the corruption case involving the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
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In the corruption case filed against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), the court panel has issued a release decision for 15 detained defendants. As the trial continued into its 30th day, a series of developments occurred following the request for release. After the prosecutor requested the release of the defendants, including IMM President Advisor Murat Ongun and several district mayors, the court decided to release the 15 detained defendants.
HEARING AND TENSIONS
The hearing was attended by detained defendants including Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık, and Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney. İmamoğlu experienced a tense exchange after the presiding judge did not grant him the floor during the hearing. Upon the judge stating, "We will not grant any privileges," İmamoğlu replied, "I am here as the elected mayor of 16 million people."
RELEASE REQUEST FOR 9 DETAINED DEFENDANTS
During the hearing, the prosecutor requested the release of 9 detained defendants. Among these defendants are prominent figures such as IMM IT employee Emrah Yüksel, Data Specialist İsmet Korkmaz, and IMM Digital Communications Coordinator Ulaş Yılmaz. The prosecutor stated that the release of the defendants was necessary and that risks such as evidence tampering had been eliminated.
RELEASED DEFENDANTS
Following the hearing, the court panel issued a release decision for 15 detained defendants. Among those released are Adem Soytekin, who benefited from effective remorse, and many others. Here are the names of those released:
Emrah Yüksel
İsmet Korkmaz
Mehmet Çağlar Kuru
Nuri Cem Ceylan
Ulaş Yılmaz
Yusuf Utku Şahin
Esma Bayrak
Çağlar Türkmen
Adem Soytekin
Murat Keleş
Fatih Özçelik
İsmail Akkaya
Seyhan Özcan
Harun Cengiz Beğenmez
Mehmet Kaya
SUSPECT FILMING IN COURT DETAINED
During the hearing, a suspect identified as E.T. was detained while taking unauthorized footage in the courtroom. Legal proceedings have been initiated against the suspect for the crime of "taking unauthorized footage during a hearing."
18 PEOPLE RELEASED SO FAR IN THE CASE
A total of 18 people have been released so far in the IMM corruption case. These names include individuals released in previous hearings as well as those newly released.
LIST OF PREVIOUSLY RELEASED NAMES
The other defendants who were released previously are as follows:
IMM Private Secretary Kadriye Kasapoğlu
Özgür Karabat’s driver Sırrı Küçük
Ağaç A.Ş employee Fatih Yağcı
Businessman Ali Üner
Businessman Evren Şirolu
Businessman Ebubekir Akın
İSPER personnel Davut Bildik
Altan Ertürk
Hüseyin Yurttaş
Murat Ongun’s driver Kadir Öztürk
Mustafa Bostancı
Kadriye Kasapoğlu’s driver Sabri Caner Kırca
Baran Gönül
Mahir Gün
Esra Huri Bulduk
Şehide Zehra Keleş Yüksel
Başak Tatlı
Nazan Başelli