The operation regarding the arrest of Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen has been concluded

Within the scope of the work carried out by the teams of the Provincial Police Department's Financial Crimes Fighting Branch Directorate under the coordination of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a detention order was issued for 28 suspects, including Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, for the crimes of 'Being a member of a criminal organization', 'Taking a bribe', 'Giving a bribe' and 'Tender rigging'.

While search and seizure operations were carried out at the suspects' addresses, all 28 suspects were detained. The suspects detained in Istanbul were brought to Ankara after undergoing a health check. 28 suspects, including Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, whose procedures at the police station were completed, were referred to Ankara Courthouse.

13 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED

Following the statements of the prosecutor's office at the Ankara Courthouse, the proceedings of the 17 suspects, including Mayor Özmen, were completed at the criminal judgeship of peace on duty, where they were referred with a request for arrest.

While 13 suspects, including Özmen, were arrested by the judgeship, judicial control provisions were applied to 4 suspects.

Mayor Özmen was arrested on charges of "rigging the tender of public institutions or organizations", "taking bribes" and "being a member of an organization established for the purpose of committing crimes", and the other 12 suspects were arrested on the charge of "rigging the tender of public institutions or organisations".

WHAT HAPPENED?

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, detention orders were issued for 28 suspects, including Eyüpsultan Mayor Mithat Bülent Özmen, on charges of "being a member of a criminal organization", "taking bribes", "giving bribes" and "tender rigging".

All of the suspects were detained in simultaneous operations carried out by Ankara Police Department's Financial Crimes Department teams.

After the health check, the suspects were sent to Ankara, where the investigation was carried out.

28 suspects, whose procedures were completed at the police station, were referred to Ankara Courthouse.

Following the statements of the prosecutor's office, 17 suspects, including Eyüpsultan Mayor Özmen, were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace on duty with a request for arrest, and 11 of them were released on condition of judicial control.

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