The witness who broke the mold in the 20-year-old murder case: He is not dead, we met in Manisa

There had been no news for 20 years from Hamdi Karakuş, who was beaten and lost one of his eyes in 2005 in Çardaközü District of Eskişehir's Günyüzü district, and who was allegedly kidnapped by people who introduced themselves as gendarmerie on April 1, 2006. In the file reopened by Eskişehir Provincial Gendarmerie Command Gendarmerie Detective Teams (JASAT), the operation was organized after the DNA profile taken from the broken plastic on the butt of the hunting rifle used in the incident matched Hamdi Karakuş.

The second hearing of the case filed against the detained suspects was held at Eskişehir 1st High Criminal Court. Detained and undetained defendants, party lawyers and witnesses attended the hearing.

"A CLAIM CONTRARY TO THE ORDINARY FLOW OF LIFE"

Family lawyer Doğancan Çıra, who made a statement in front of the Eskişehir Courthouse after the hearing, said, "The second hearing was held today in the intentional murder file of the client's brother, Hamdi Karakuş, at the High Criminal Court. Witnesses were heard, and it was decided that the witnesses who were not heard will be heard in the next hearing. Witness M.Ö. stated that the client's brother was seen in the Turgutlu district of Manisa in 2022-2023, doing a detergent business." "An allegation has been made that is contrary to the normal course of life, that he carried a different identity card and did not return to the village to cause pain to his family. The judiciary will evaluate this, and we will do our best to punish the defendants in the most severe way," he said.

The court panel; Due to the current state of evidence and the existence of strong suspicion of crime, the detained defendants E.A., G.A., İ.K., M.K., M.Ö., S.A., Ü.A. and Ü.Ö.'s continued detention. It was learned that within the scope of the file, 2 defendants are still being tried without detention on the condition of judicial control.