Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe was given house arrest in the Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality case: 'There is no justice like this'

The decision hearing of the Gaziosmanpaşa Municipality case, which was separated from the Aziz İhsan Aktaş investigation, was held at the Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court the other day. The prosecutor's office had requested that Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe, who had been detained for approximately 18 months, be sentenced to 4 to 12 years in prison on charges of "taking bribes" and that he be released with the verdict.

The court sentenced Bahçetepe to 6 years and 3 months in prison for "taking a bribe". Bahçetepe was acquitted of the crimes of "illegal acquisition of property" and "laundering of criminal assets". The court decided to release Bahçetepe with a judicial control measure in the form of house arrest.

Arrested Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was among those who reacted to the decision. Making a statement on the X account of the Presidential Candidate Office, İmamoğlu emphasized that Bahçetepe should return to his duty as mayor.

İmamoğlu said, "There is no justice like this. There is not a single piece of evidence! Hakan Bahçetepe, whose innocence is clear, has been imprisoned for 17 months. A declaration of insanity was enough for the court. The decision given was release on the condition of house arrest, even though he should have returned to his office in Gaziosmanpaşa. Why? Because; he should not meet his fellow citizens in the streets, avenues and markets. Because; the AK Party deputy mayor is unjustly in office, acting with the concern of 'Let him not be harmed'. Shame on you!” he said.

On the other hand, the court sentenced CHP Party Assembly member Baki Aydöner to 6 years and 3 months in prison for "intermediating the crime of taking and giving bribes", and IMM Deputy Secretary General Erdal Celal Aksoy to 5 years and 10 months in prison for "taking bribes". Gürkan Dölekli, one of Aktaş's partners, was sentenced to 7 years, 9 months and 22 days in prison for the crime of "bribery", and Özer Ayık was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison for the same crime.

NO PUNISHMENT FOR AKTAŞ

Seza Büyükçulha, the childhood friend of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality President Ekrem İmamoğlu, was sentenced to 7 years, 9 months and 22 days in prison for "intermediating the crime of taking and giving bribes".

The court also ruled that Dölekli be banned from civil service for 3 years, 1 month and 15 days, and Erdal Celal Aksoy be banned from civil service for 2 years and 11 months. The court decided that there was no need to impose a penalty against Aktaş within the scope of effective remorse provisions for the crime of "bribery". Bahçetepe's wife Gözde Bahçetepe and Aziz Lal were acquitted of the charge of "laundering property values ​​resulting from crime".

NEW Party Group Deputy Chairman Murat Emir used the following statements in his statement in October: "The conspiracy that held Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe captive for 17 months collapsed in the courtroom, but the hostage order continues! Gürkan Dölekli, whom the slanderer Aziz İhsan Aktaş said 'He gave a bribe', says in court, 'No, I did not'. Özer Ayık, whom he said 'he acted as an intermediary', says 'No, I did not'."