Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office arrested 33 suspects in the illegal betting investigation
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Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office arrested 33 suspects within the scope of the investigation regarding the crimes of illegal betting, establishing an organization and laundering asset values, judicial control measures were applied to 8 suspects and arrest efforts continued for 2 suspects.
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Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office conducted intelligence work on a suspicious organization operating through illegal betting sites and carried out a simultaneous operation on September 29.
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that 33 suspects were arrested and judicial control measures were taken against 8 suspects in the investigation carried out for the crimes of "establishing an organization to commit a crime", "laundering assets resulting from crime" and "illegal betting". It was reported that efforts to capture the two suspects are continuing.
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office made a written statement about the operation and judicial proceedings carried out within the scope of the investigation into illegal betting activities.
According to the statement, as a result of intelligence studies carried out under the coordination of Ankara Provincial Gendarmerie Command Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch Directorate, a simultaneous operation was organized against 45 suspects on September 29.
It was stated that the suspects provided space and opportunity for betting on illegal betting sites, organized people for this purpose, and obtained the bank account numbers, GSM lines and mobile banking accounts provided in the names of these people in exchange for money. In the statement, it was noted that the revenues obtained from illegal betting using people's IBAN information were transferred to other people's accounts or cryptocurrency accounts opened on behalf of these people via mobile banking.
It was reported that 7 more suspects were included in the investigation in line with the statements taken and the diagnoses made, a detention order was issued for 5 of them, and efforts are continuing to capture the other 2 suspects.
ARREST ORDER FOR 33 SUSPECTS
40 suspects, whose statements at the gendarmerie were completed, were referred to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office today. The statement of a suspect who was convicted in a penal institution was taken through the Audio and Video Information System (SEGBİS).
36 suspects were arrested by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, and 5 suspects were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for judicial control. The judgeship decided to arrest 33 suspects and impose judicial control measures on 8 suspects.
In its statement, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said, "The investigation continues in a multifaceted and meticulous manner."
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
An arrest warrant may be issued for additional suspects within the scope of the investigation
Likely · Within weeks
A lawsuit may be filed against 8 suspects who were subjected to judicial control
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- It is not clear how many suspects there are in total.
- The amount of the seized asset value was not disclosed
- It was not specified on which platforms the cryptocurrency accounts were located.
