A judicial control decision has been issued for 2 children identified as having set fire to a palm tree in the schoolyard of the Nevvar Salih İşgören Education Campus Multi-Program Anatolian High School in the Konak district of İzmir.
The incident came to light after students recorded the burning tree on their mobile phones and the footage spread on social media. In the footage, some students were seen laughing, clapping, and posing in front of the burning tree.
Following the footage that drew public reaction, the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an ex officio investigation. Teams from the İzmir Provincial Police Department's Juvenile Branch identified and detained the 2 children determined to be in the footage.
After their procedures at the police station, the children were referred to the Juvenile Crimes Investigation Bureau of the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and brought before a judge. The court ruled for the implementation of a judicial control measure for the 2 children.
As part of the decision, each of the children will plant 50 saplings. The 2 children were released to their families following the judicial control measure.
News Source: 12punto
