An indictment has been prepared regarding detained journalists Mustafa Balcı and Şaban Sevinç. In the prepared indictment, a prison sentence of 10 years and 10 months was requested for Mustafa Balcı, and 18 years and 11 months for Şaban Sevinç.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED?
Mustafa Balcı and Şaban Sevinç had been summoned to testify as suspects within the scope of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Later, the two individuals, who were detained at their homes during the night on October 8, 2026, were taken to the Istanbul Police Department.
Following the completion of police procedures, Sevinç and Balcı were referred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan, where their testimony procedures were completed at the Public Prosecutor's Office. Subsequently, the two individuals, who were referred to the duty magistrate judge with a request for arrest, were arrested by the court on the allegation of "publicly disseminating misleading information."
News Source: 12punto
