Fatma Zehra Kınık sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison with 'discretionary reduction': Case concluded

Fatma Zehra Kınık Demir, the daughter of former Turkish Red Crescent President Kerem Kınık, who was on trial for causing the death of one youth and the injury of two others,was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prisonin the retrial,where a 'discretionary reduction' was applied. The courtreached its verdict.

In the incident in Beykoz, which resulted in 1 deaththe death of one person and the injury of two othersin the traffic accident,the case in which Fatıma Zehra Kınık Demir was triedfollowing the reversal decision by the Istanbul Regional Court of Justicehas been concludedin the retrialprocess.concluded.

The hearing at the Anatolian 8th High Criminal Court was attended by the defendant, Demir, who is being tried without arrest, and the family of Batın Barlasçeki, who lost his life in the accident, along with the lawyers for both parties.

Demir stated, "I performed the necessary checks and moved forward slowly after being given the right of way. At this point, I believe the fault lies with the motorcycledriver. I request my acquittal. If the court holds a contrary opinion, I request the application of favorableprovisions."I request myacquittal," she said in her defense.

"NEGLIGENT HOMICIDECAUSING DEATH"

Barlasçeki's mother, Hasret Doğan, stated that she wouldnever be able to seeher sonagain. Doğan stated that his son would have turned 18 if he were still alive, adding, "I do not want this to go unpunished when she has caused the loss of a life. I demand that the defendant be punished in the most severe way possible."

Announcingtheverdict, the judge sentenced defendant Demir to 3 years in prison for the crime of "causing death by negligence."The judgeruled.

The judge noted the defendant'spastlife, social relations, her conduct after the incident and during the trialprocess,and the potential impact of the sentence on the defendant's future into consideration,the court decided to apply a discretionary reduction and sentenced the defendant to 2 years and 6 months in prison.

The ruling also ordered that the defendant's driver's license be suspended for 1 year.It was so ordered.

BARLASÇEKİ’S LAWYER MAKESSTATEMENT

The lawyer for the late Batın BarlasçekiAttorney Uysal Uğurlu, in a statement made after thehearing,stated, "Today the final session was heldand our case reached a verdict.A sentence of 2 years and 6 months was handed down for Fatma Zehra Kınık's actions. This will be subject to an appellate processwill likely be an appeal process initiated by both the defendant and us.process. According to the current execution law,we anticipate a 3-monthprison sentence, but how long she will remain in closedconfinement, andopenThe enforcement prosecutors will calculate how long she will remain in prison. Our prediction is that the 3-month sentenceprocess willbe served in prison, and she will be subject toprobation for a period of 2 years," he said.

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