Bad news for Engin Polat! The prosecutor's office has appealed that decision

A lawsuit for fraud had also been filed against social media phenomenon Dilan Polat and her husband Engin Polat, who were released after being arrested and spending 9 months in prison on charges of money laundering and tax evasion.

A new development has occurred in the case of Engin Polat, who was tried and acquitted on allegations of defrauding a person of 600 thousand liras by promising to give him a commission in exchange for using his bank account and dealership to host betting games.

600 THOUSAND LIRA DEPOSIT FOR BETTING DEALERSHIP

According to the report by Arzu Kaya from Sabah, an indictment was prepared by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

In the indictment, it is stated that in 2021, Engin Polat told an individual named Tufan Yılmaz that he would grant him a dealership to host betting games as part of the business organizations he led, and asked him to open a foreign currency account for money coming from abroad.

Yılmaz, who was also offered a commission in return, met with Polat in Tuzla. Polat offered to grant him a dealership to host betting games in exchange for a 1 million lira deposit. Yılmaz, believing the promise that he would be given a betting dealership, paid Polat 600 thousand liras.

ACQUITTAL DUE TO "NO DOCUMENTATION"

Upon the complaint of the man who claimed that the promises were not fulfilled, a lawsuit was filed against Engin Polat for "fraud," seeking up to 5 years in prison. Stating that he did not know the complainant, Polat said, "I think he made these allegations because he saw me in the press while I was in prison."

While the Public Prosecutor requested that Polat be punished in his opinion, the court decided to acquit him on the grounds that there was no document proving the payment.

"ACQUITTAL IS CONTRARY TO THE LAW WHEN CONVICTION IS REQUIRED"

Following the decision, the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office appealed the acquittal verdict. It stated that it was established that the defendant Engin Polat had deceived the victim with fraudulent claims that he would provide a betting dealership and that the victim would receive a commission in exchange for using his bank accounts, thereby defrauding him of 600 thousand liras at the time of the incident.

Stating that the acquittal decision was contrary to procedure and law when a conviction should have been handed down, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office moved the file to the Istanbul Regional Court of Justice to have the decision overturned. Now, all eyes are on the higher court.