Retrial in the Hiranur Aygar case: The prosecutor requested aggravated life imprisonment!

Defendant Hüseyin Arda Ş. in the case regarding the death of Hiranur Aygar (16), who was shot with an unlicensed firearm in his friends' vehicle in Mersin. (19) was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a child with possible intent and 2 years in prison for possession of an unlicensed weapon.

Mustafa Z. (27) and Nazmi Ç, who were in the vehicle at the time of the murder. (20) was sentenced to 4 months in prison for destroying, concealing or altering criminal evidence; The announcement of the verdict was postponed. Both defendants were released.

After the upper court overturned the decision, the case was heard again in the 18th Criminal Chamber of the Adana Regional Court of Justice. Mersin Bar Association Women's Rights Center and Children's Rights Center also attended the hearing.

In the retrial, the defendants were heard again and the statements of the parties were taken.

In his opinion, the prosecutor stated that Hüseyin Arda Ş. He requested that the life imprisonment imposed by the local court be annulled and that the defendant be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for direct premeditated murder.

The prosecutor requested that the objections against the other two defendants be rejected and that the local court's decision regarding these defendants be accepted as being in accordance with the procedure and law.

Derya Demir, volunteer lawyer of Women's Solidarity Committees and Children and Women First Association, stated in her statement after the hearing that they had claimed that Hiranur Aygar was deliberately killed by the three defendants since the beginning of the case.

Expressing that they think the technical data and scientific reports in the file support these claims, Demir said that they made a detailed statement to the court panel in the retrial.

Evaluating the prosecutor's opinion, Demir said, Hüseyin Arda Ş. He stated that the request for aggravated life imprisonment for him coincided with his demands, but his objections about the other two defendants were not accepted.

Demir said, "We find the opinion partially positive. It was our request that the defendant Hüseyin Arda Ş. be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment due to direct intent. However, our objections and reasons for appeal regarding the other two defendants have not yet been accepted by the prosecutor."

After the defendant's defense counsel requested time, the hearing was postponed to 19 October at 13:00. Demir stated that they expect the court to announce its decision at the next hearing.