New development in the Alihan Kuriş criminal organization investigation! 5 F series 1 dollar bills were found in a steel safe

According to the written statement made by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office; An investigation was launched against the profit-oriented criminal organization led by Alihan Kuriş for the crimes of 'establishing and managing a criminal organization, being a member of a criminal organization, laundering assets resulting from crime, fraud at the expense of public institutions and organizations, and opposition to the Tax Procedure Law'.

In this context, operations were carried out simultaneously at 28 residences and 16 workplaces in 12 provinces based in Ankara. 22 of the 38 suspects for whom a detention order was issued were caught and detained. While it was determined that 14 suspects were abroad, it was stated that efforts to capture 2 suspects continued.

New details have emerged regarding the investigation into the 'Alihan Kuriş criminal organization'. According to information received from judicial sources; As part of the operation, a search was carried out at the jewelry store of which suspect Hüseyin U., who was detained in Amasya, was a partner. During the search, 5 F series $1 banknotes, which came to the fore with allegations of organizational connections in FETO investigations, were seized in the steel safe under the counter where the jewelery was kept.

It was stated that the suspect Hüseyin U. did not remember the banknotes and claimed that he might have received them from customers, but could not explain when he received them. Within the scope of the investigation, allegations that the criminal organization created a hierarchical structure through regional officials and that instructions were transmitted to lower levels through these people were also examined. It was claimed that some of the unregistered income was transferred abroad and that the money obtained from sacrifice donations and bazaars was collected without issuing a receipt.

In addition, in a witness statement included in the investigation file, it was claimed that a large amount of gold bracelets were produced in a jewelery workshop and that these were distributed to various jewelers under the pretense of commercial transactions, but in reality no purchase or sale took place. The witness also claimed that there was unusual activity in the workshop in question with a large number of suitcases. Another witness in the file claimed that while he was being made a partner in the company, a clearly signed document was taken from him in order to prevent his shares from passing to his heirs in case of his death. It was stated that the investigation focused on the suspicion that some companies did not have real commercial activities and were managed in accordance with the instructions of the organization.