
Journalists testified within the scope of the investigation initiated on allegations of capital market transactions and misleading public statements.
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Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting an investigation on allegations of capital market transactions and misleading statements to the public.
Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz, who testified at the prosecutor's office within the scope of the investigation launched against them by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on the grounds that they made misleading statements to the public within the scope of investigations regarding transactions in the capital market, were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for judicial control.
In line with the investigations carried out by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a detention order was issued for Şaban Sevinç and Mustafa Balcı on the grounds that they made misleading statements to the public about AK Party Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik.
Sevinç and Balcı were detained on charges of "publicly disseminating misleading information to the public". The suspects were brought to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan after their procedures at the police station.
Sevinç and Balcı, who testified at the prosecutor's office, were referred to the criminal judgeship of peace with a request for arrest.
As part of the investigation, İsmail Saymaz and Murat Ağırel also came to the courthouse to testify. After their procedures at the prosecutor's office, Saymaz and Ağırel were sent to the criminal judgeship of peace with requests for judicial control in the form of "signature" and "ban on leaving the country".
Within the scope of the investigation initiated upon the complaint of the Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office had instructed İsmail Saymaz and Murat Ağırel to be present to take their statements as "suspects".
In the statement made by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, "İsmail Saymaz, Murat Ağırel and Şaban Sevinç have been instructed to be present to take their statements as suspects due to the misleading statements they made to the public through the press and social media regarding the fund investigation being carried out by our Chief Public Prosecutor's Office." expressions were used.
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The criminal judgeship of peace is expected to issue a judicial control or arrest order.
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