A statement regarding the prison conditions of Cumhuriyet columnist and journalist Murat Ağırel, who was arrested as part of the investigation into the Sarıgül family, came from journalist Timur Soykan.
Speaking on an Onlar TV broadcast, Soykan stated that Ağırel is facing severe cold conditions in Kandıra Prison. Soykan relayed that Ağırel has to spend his days under layers of blankets and wearing a coat.
They say Silivri is cold, but Kandıra Prison, where Murat Ağırel is staying, is much colder. He has to spend his days with layers of blankets over him and constantly wearing a coat. Murat says, 'I will get either pneumonia or tuberculosis.'
It was previously stated that Ağırel kept the allegations conveyed to him in the research phase; that he did not report suspicious data he could not verify due to his journalistic responsibility, and that he expressed he was being accused over “a news report he did not write.”
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE INVESTIGATION?
In the investigation carried out in Istanbul on allegations of “laundering of assets derived from crime,” detention warrants were issued for Emir Sarıgül, Ömer Sarıgül, Aylin Kotil, Volkan Aslanbaş, Cavidan Tanrah Artuner, and Murat Ağırel. It was stated that the allegations regarding Mustafa Sarıgül would be sent to the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to be evaluated separately.
On Friday, October 16, Ömer Sarıgül, Aylin Kotil, Volkan Aslanbaş, Cavidan Tanrah Artuner, and Murat Ağırel were detained; later, action was also taken against other names within the scope of the file.
Following the statement procedures, the prosecutor's office requested arrest for 15 people and judicial control for 2 people. The on-duty criminal court of peace ruled for the arrest of 15 people, including journalist Murat Ağırel. It was reported that the arrest decision for Ağırel was issued on the allegation of “aiding an organization.”
News Source: 12punto
