
İsmet Sayhan, who was tried on charges of using documents related to state security for purposes other than their intended purpose, was released.
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The defendants are being tried on charges of misusing documents related to state security and espionage.
The hearing of the case against 'ASSAN Group', in which 5 defendants, including former MKE Chairman of the Board of Directors İsmet Sayhan, were tried, continued at the Istanbul 28th High Criminal Court.
Prison sentences ranging from 10 to 36 years were requested for the defendants for "using documents related to the security of the state for purposes other than their intended purpose, taking them by fraud and stealing them".
Unarrested defendants Mesut Ateş, Emin Öner and Gürcan Okumuş and party lawyers attended the hearing.
The detained defendant İsmet Sayhan was connected to the hearing via SEGBİS.
Sayhan, known for his closeness to MHP, was accused of espionage and membership in an armed criminal organization allegedly led by Selahattin Yılmaz, whom MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli called "my friend in the cause".
THEY WANTED JUDICIAL CONTROLS TO BE REMOVED
Unarrested defendant Mesut Ateş demanded that his house arrest be lifted and said, "I am under house arrest with handcuffs. I had some health problems. I went to the hospital with permission, but I am afraid that there will be a problem and I will not be able to go. I demand that my house arrest be lifted."
Emin Öner also demanded that the judicial control measure in the form of house arrest be abolished. Öner also requested the injunction on his personal assets and the removal of the trusteeship on his companies.
Gürcan Okumuş stated that the ban on traveling abroad affected his professional life and asked for the ban to be lifted and his acquittal.
SAYHAN: “I REQUEST MY RELEASE”
İsmet Sayhan made the following statements regarding the accusations against him:
"I have made detailed statements before, I will make a short statement. In the indictment, the names of each defendant are stated and the crimes and actions attributed to those defendants are stated separately. Four situations were determined regarding me by receiving the petition of Makine ve Kimya AŞ.
The prosecution also took the four situations in question verbatim. These 4 situations cannot be evaluated within the scope of Article 326 of the Turkish Penal Code. In this context, it is not possible for it to constitute a crime in any way. All evidence regarding the accusations against me has been collected. “I request my release.”
RELEASE TO İSMET SAYHAN
The court decided to release the detained defendant İsmet Sayhan.
The hearing was postponed to a later date.

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