Minister of Justice Gürlek: 'STREETS ARE SAFE' operation launched against street gangs
Quick Look
- Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that the 'STREETS ARE SAFE' operation against street gangs was launched under the leadership of President Erdoğan in coordination with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- On the morning of September 14, judicial proceedings were carried out against 2 thousand 447 suspects under the coordination of 78 Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices and 148 simultaneous operations were carried out.
- The operations target criminal areas such as drugs, arms trafficking, money laundering and illegal betting.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Security operations have been launched across the country within the scope of the fight against street gangs and new generation criminal organizations.
The statement made by the Minister of Justice, Akın Gürlek, on his social media account is as follows: Under the leadership of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; In coordination with our Ministry of Internal Affairs, we continue our fight with determination against street gangs that threaten the peace of our nation, the security of our cities and the future of our children.
Today, on the morning of September 14, when millions of our children returned to schools for the new academic year, we launched "STREETS ARE SAFE" operations across the country against street gangs and new generation criminal organizations that set their sights on the future of our children.
Under the coordination of our General Directorate of Criminal Affairs, judicial proceedings were carried out against 2 thousand 447 suspects within the scope of the investigations carried out by our 78 Chief Public Prosecutor's Offices; 148 simultaneous operations were carried out with our gendarmerie and police organizations.
Our fight against these criminal structures, which operate in a wide range of crimes from drugs to looting, from arms dealing to blackmail, from money laundering to illegal betting, is not limited to catching criminals.
Our goal; is to eliminate the human resources, financing, networks, logistics facilities and crime-producing capacity of criminal organizations. It is to destroy the structures that try to influence our youth through social media and portray crime as an element of power and status.
I would like to thank our 78 Chief Public Prosecutors and the devoted members of our Police and Gendarmerie organizations who served with great devotion in the successful conduct of these comprehensive operations.
Our streets will not be left to criminal organizations! Our children and youth will not be human resources of criminal organizations! The power and profits gained from crime will not be protected!
We will continue our fight with determination, together with our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, police and gendarmerie organizations and all relevant institutions.
Open Questions
- How effective will the results of the operations be?
- How will the trial process of the suspects be conducted?
- How were the cost of operations and resource allocation made?
