The statement of Ahmet Şık's wife, Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, was revealed: She was detained on charges of 'espionage', but espionage was not asked in her statement!
Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, who was detained and released on the charge of "political or military espionage", was asked about her association's activities and money transfers in her statement, but no questions were asked about the espionage accusation.
Quick Look
- Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, wife of TİP Deputy Ahmet Şık, was detained on charges of espionage and released.
- While his statement asked about the 17-year association's work and 205 money transfers, it was stated that no questions were asked about the accusation of espionage.
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Why It Matters
Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, wife of TİP Deputy Ahmet Şık, was released after being detained on charges of political or military espionage.
Details of the prosecutor's statement given by Yonca Verdioğlu Şık, the wife of Turkish Workers' Party (TİP) Istanbul Deputy Ahmet Şık, after she was detained on charges of "political or military espionage" have been revealed.
According to the news by Gökçer Tahincioğlu from T24, Verdioğlu was released after his statement to the prosecutor's office, while his lawyers stated that no questions were asked regarding the "espionage" charge that was used as a reason for his detention.
HE WAS ASKED ABOUT HIS 17 YEARS OF WORK
In the prosecutor's statement, Verdioğlu was asked questions about the activities of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Association, where he has been the program coordinator for 17 years.
The projects carried out by the association with various non-governmental organizations and the work in the LGBTI+ field were also among the headlines of the statement.
205 MONEY TRANSFER HAS BEEN ON THE AGENDA
It was reported that Verdioğlu was also asked about a total of 205 money transfers made to his bank account.
Verdioğlu said that most of the money movements in question consisted of salary payments, while other payments were related to documented expenses.
Stating that some low-amount money transfers resulted from expenses made with the association's credit card, Verdioğlu stated that all of the transactions were explainable.
LAWYERS: 180% SALARY PAYMENT
Verdioğlu's lawyers stated that 180 of the 205 money transfers in the file were salary receivables.
Lawyers pointed out that although their clients were accused of a very serious crime, no questions were asked regarding the basis of the allegation of "political or military espionage".
THE 'SSPYING' ACCUSE WAS NOT ASKED
While Verdioğlu's statement asked about the association's activities, projects and money movements in detail, it was noted that no questions were asked regarding the content of the "political or military espionage" accusation stated as the reason for the detention.
Open Questions
- What is the concrete basis for the accusation of espionage, which is the reason for detention?
- Are there any other suspects in the investigation file?
