In the investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding allegations of "laundering of assets derived from crime," 17 people, including journalist Murat Ağırel, have been referred to the courthouse.
It was reported that Murat Ağırel, Ömer Sarıgül, Aylin Kotil, Volkan Aslanbaş, and Cavidan Tanrah Artuner were taken into custody as part of the investigation, and that the number of detainees rose to 17 following subsequent operations.
It was stated that Abdurrahman Emir Sarıgül, who had a detention warrant issued against him, went to the Financial Crimes Investigation Bureau with his lawyer and surrendered.
ALLEGATIONS IN THE INVESTIGATION
In the file handled by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was stated that German citizens K.P. and M.B. alleged that transactions were carried out to launder large amounts of money of unknown origin through companies established domestically and abroad.
According to the allegations in the file, a contract worth 80 million euros was drawn up, and a transfer transaction of 100 million euros was made. Furthermore, it was claimed that the transfer of a 1 billion euro fund abroad via loans was promised by using public power and influence, and that a boat sale worth 1.5 million euros was carried out.
It was noted that the complainants testified that they had forwarded information and documents regarding the matter to Murat Ağırel, and that they were threatened after this information and these documents were shared with the relevant individuals. It was stated that the audio and video recordings submitted in the investigation and other evidence obtained were evaluated together.
It was reported that the names taken into custody also include Caner Baş, Cihan Durak, Zekai Erdem, Cihat Salman, Selim Daşdemir, Özgür Bölükbaşı, Bayram Özata, Cemil Vasken Barın, Zekeriya Yasemin, Mehmet Ali Aslan, Sadullah Ergün, and Uğur Kurtulan.
On the other hand, it was learned that the allegations regarding the 28th Term Member of Parliament Mustafa Sarıgül will be sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be evaluated separately.
News Source: 12punto
