Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court released 4 defendants

Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court announced its decision regarding the monthly detention review after the break, at the hearing held in the hall opposite the Marmara Closed Penal Institution.

The court decided to release the detained defendants, accountant Sinan Sepetçi, businessman Hasan Tahsin Sönmez, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Rail Systems Department Head Ceyhun Avşar and businessman Turgay Tokdemir.

Presiding Judge Selçuk Aylan said, "We plan to close the hearing in two weeks. We will re-evaluate. We will continue the defense on Monday." he said.

While the detained defendant Ekrem İmamoğlu was being taken out of the hall, he said, "Only the nation will judge us, remember. Only the nation will judge us." he said.

The hearing was postponed to Monday, October 5.

During the trial process, there are 53 detained defendants in the case, with 63 defendants being released with the combined files. On the other hand, the defense of a total of 290 undetained defendants was completed during the hearings.

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