Another new development in the "Champions League" photo investigation!

In the Polat family investigation, the Financial Crimes Bureau has requested that the 13 suspects featured in the photo referred to as the 'Champions League' be summoned for questioning without being taken into custody. Acting on this instruction from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the Financial Crimes Bureau has invited the 13 named influencers to the Istanbul Police Department. The statements of the summoned influencers will be taken.

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Following the request by the Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to take the statements of the 13 suspects featured in the photo referred to as the "Champions League" in the Polat family investigation without detaining them, a new development has occurred.

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office also requested that information and documents regarding the acquisition of assets identified in the MASAK report be sent to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office immediately.

INFLUENCERS INVITED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

Upon this request from the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, teams from the Financial Crimes Bureau took action. The police invited the named influencers, Eylül Öztürk, Feyzanur Başar, Kadir Yiğit, Mervenur Korkut, Muhammet Oğuz Başar, Murat Yiğit, Nez Demir, Tolunay Topal, Yasemin Yiğit, Yavuz Selim Korkut, İleyda Topal, İlke Elagöz, and Tuğba Demirhan, to the Istanbul Police Department to appear tomorrow. The statements of the invited influencers will be taken.

WHAT HAD HAPPENED?

In operations conducted on November 1 and subsequently in 6 provinces centered in Istanbul, 24 suspects, including Dilan Polat and her husband Engin Polat, were detained.

Within the scope of the investigation, a MASAK preliminary report was prepared regarding the suspects, including the Polat couple, whose digital materials and ledgers were seized during previous searches of their companies. The report determined that 200 million lira had entered the accounts of companies belonging to family members from 3 companies in liquidation through the method of issuing fake invoices in exchange for fictitious trade.

After it was determined that the money was transferred between companies belonging to family members and finally collected in a company named Milda Gayrimenkul, owned by Engin Polat, to purchase real estate and numerous vehicles, teams from the Istanbul Financial Crimes Bureau identified the suspects and conducted simultaneous operations at 43 addresses in Istanbul, Ankara, Yalova, Ordu, Kırklareli, and Manisa.

Continuing their work within the scope of the investigation, the teams determined that a medical company belonging to Dilan and Engin Polat had granted naming rights to another firm in Ankara, and that an attempt was made to transfer 1 million 800 thousand lira in that firm's account to the personal accounts of the partners.

16 of the suspects, including Dilan Polat, Engin Polat, and Sıla Doğu, were arrested.

The court had ruled for the appointment of trustees to 27 companies.

Within the scope of the investigation, the Anatolian 2nd Criminal Court of Peace had imposed a travel ban on social media influencers Eylül Öztürk Özkan, Feyzanur Başar, İleyda Topal, İlke Ela Göz, Kadir Yiğit, Mervenur Korkut, Muhammet Oğuz Başar, Murat Yiğit, Nurgül Yiğit, Tolunay Topal, Tuğba Demirhan, Yavuz Selim Korkut, Habip Özsefil, Huri Özsefil, and Özge Duman.

While 16 suspects, including Engin and Dilan Polat, were arrested after being referred to the courthouse, 10 suspects were released under judicial control. Within the scope of the ongoing investigation, it was decided to seize the assets of the influencers who were in the photo that Dilan Polat shared in 2019 and described as the 'Champions League', and to appoint trustees to 12 companies.

News Source: 12punto