Secret witness statements in the İmamoğlu profit-oriented criminal organization case! 'Everyone has already seen it'

At the hearing held by the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court in the hall opposite the Marmara Closed Penal Institution, the secret witness "Gürgen", who was connected via the Audio and Video Information System (SEGBİS), testified with his voice and image changed.

Gürgen stated that Ali Sukas, one of the detained defendants, became the General Manager of Ağaç A.Ş. in 2019 and said, "After that period, the normal process followed until 2022. But after that, some demands came to the fore because his wife was a parliamentary candidate in the General Elections in 2023. All of the system, individuals and structures in the statements I have given here have already provided information on these issues and confessed. They also stated that it was true." he said.

Sukas, who was given the floor during the interrogation, said to the secret witness, "You informed me that certain things were requested during the process of my wife's candidacy for parliamentary candidacy. Have you seen the list?" posed the question. "Gürgen" said, "Everyone has already seen it." He replied:

Secret witness Gürgen asked Hasan Fehmi Demir, the lawyer of detained defendant Ekrem İmamoğlu, "Did you ask to be a secret witness yourself?" to the question, "Of course." he said.

Lawyer Demir's question: "Was there any pressure or threat on you?" Gürgen asked the question and replied, "No." he said.

"I EXPLAINED THAT SOME OFFICERS PROVIDE MONEY FOR SOME JOBS"

Secret witness "Zeytin" stated that she repeated the statements she gave to the judicial authorities. Zeytin said, "There were some payments received during the transactions related to the silhouette approval at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Zoning Directorate, and I explained them. I travel around the Bosphorus region, especially on the Anatolian Side, generally in that area. There were some events I witnessed there, I explained them. I explained that some civil servants provided money for some works." he said.

At the hearing, "Do you have any direct witness that there is a benefit?" The secret witness to whom the question was asked replied, "None." He replied:

The complainant, businessman Münir Özkök, stated that his statements at the prosecutor's office were correct and that his complaint was continuing. Özkök stated that there was no request to participate in the case.

"HE DID NOT ACCEPT SUCH PAYMENT"

Witness Atilla Demir also explained that businessman Süleyman Çetinsaya, one of the undetained defendants, worked as the general manager of the construction company. Demir stated that they started licensing studies for a shopping mall project in Şişli Municipality and said:

"Meanwhile, Adem Altıntaş (defendant) called and said he wanted to meet. We met with him in our office. He mentioned that he could help us with zoning and licensing matters and speed up the process. After that, he said that the municipality had a debt regarding lighting and asked us to pay off that debt. I told him that I did not have the authority and that I needed to meet with Mr. Süleyman. We met with Mr. Süleyman, but he did not accept such a payment."

Demir responded to the question "Did he use a direct name for the request?" "He didn't name any names. He said it was the debt of Şişli Municipality." he said.

After this, the hearing was adjourned by the court committee.