Prison sentence requested for Kerem Kınık’s daughter Zehra Kınık: Labeled 'primarily at fault'

A significant development has occurred in the trial of Fatma Zehra Kınık Demir, daughter of former Turkish Red Crescent President Kerem Kınık, regarding a fatal traffic accident.

In the case heard at the Istanbul Anatolian 8th High Criminal Court, the prosecution presented its opinion to the court regarding the accident that resulted in the death of 17-year-old Batın Barlasçeki and left another person injured.

According to a report by İsmail Arı from the BirGün newspaper, the opinion presented regarding the accident that occurred on July 9, 2024, clearly stated that Kınık Demir was "primarily at fault."

ALL REPORTS AND EVIDENCE ESTABLISH GUILT

In the opinion presented by the prosecution, the evidence collected regarding the incident was evaluated in detail. The following statements were included in the opinion:

“When the defenses provided, statements of the participants, witness testimony, medical reports, the traffic accident report, the video analysis report, the death examination report, the autopsy report, the expert committee report, the report from the Forensic Medicine Institute’s Traffic Specialization Department, and the entire scope of the file are evaluated together, it is understood that the defendant Fatma Zehra Kınık Demir was primarily at fault and caused the death of one person and the injury of another through negligence.”

REQUEST FOR 2 TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON

The prosecutor requested that Kınık Demir be punished in accordance with Article 85 of the Turkish Penal Code, which regulates the crime of “causing the death or injury of more than one person through negligence.” The penalty for this crime is between 2 and 15 years in prison.