Oğuzhan Uğur's defense in the Ahbap investigation revealed: Reason for referral for arrest clarified

During his prosecutor's interrogation, Oğuzhan Uğur was asked about a villa they purchased in Çekmeköy for 25 million. Uğur stated that he funded 13 million lira of it with a payment received from Gain, and that they took out a loan from İş Bankası for the remainder.

He stated that he borrowed 6.5 million lira from a family friend for renovations and other costs related to the villa. He did not wish to disclose the name of the family friend.

Stating that he reiterated the testimony he gave to the police, Uğur said that among the individuals mentioned in the file, he only knows Haluk Levent and has no acquaintance with the other suspects.

Expressing that the official IBAN information for both AFAD and Ahbap was shared during Babala TV broadcasts in the earthquake period, Uğur argued that no donations were collected through his own companies or personal accounts, and that no donation money entered these accounts.

Addressing the company and financial movements mentioned in the expert report, Uğur stated that the money entering Babala TV and other companies were commercial revenues derived from broadcasting activities, and that the Gain Medya payments were commercial payments related to the broadcasting rights of the "PİNÇ" and "Mevzular Açık Mikrofon" programs.

Objecting to the "indirect financial relationship network" established in the expert report, Uğur said that the money transfers between him and Serhat Aydın, Barış Zümrüt, and Ercüment Karataş, who were mentioned in the report, were ordinary commercial relationships stemming from management and organization services. He stated that he saw Mehmet Sait Köse, who was shown as a connection point in the report, for the first time in the detention center as part of the investigation, and that he did not know him previously.

Uğur's lawyers, in their defense, argued that the money transfers between third parties mentioned in the expert report consisted of low amounts such as 1,000, 10,000, and 14,000 TL, and that a strong suspicion of a crime could not be established against Oğuzhan Uğur based on these transactions. The defense attorneys also stated that there was no concrete evidence in the file and that all commercial transactions could be explained with invoices and accounting records, requesting Uğur's release.

REFERRED WITH A REQUEST FOR ARREST

Babala TV Founder Oğuzhan Uğur was referred to the court with a request for arrest on allegations of "breach of trust due to service" and "laundering of assets derived from crime."

News Source: 12punto