In the investigation carried out into the death of university student Rojin Kabaiş in Van, an investigation permission was given against the lawyers of the Kabaiş family, Abdurrahman Karabulut and Şahin Cangüleç.
Lawyer Cangüleç stated that permission for the investigation was given upon the complaint of some people who were previously alleged to be suspects within the scope of the investigation. Following the permission given by the Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor's office requested a written defense from the lawyers. Lawyers also submitted their defense to the investigation file.
Evaluating the Rojin Kabaiş investigation, lawyer Şahin Cangüleç stated that significant progress has been made since the day they were included in the file.
Stating that they shared social media posts and made press statements regarding the current stage of the investigation, Cangüleç said that they had some requests in line with the expert report received from Mersin, some of these requests were being investigated, and studies on the others were continuing.
Cangüleç stated that while the investigation was ongoing, people who were previously reported in the press and claimed to be suspects complained about him and his colleague Abdurrahman Karabulut, and noted that a letter was written to the Ministry of Justice regarding the issue.
Stating that permission must be obtained from the Ministry of Justice in order to conduct an investigation against lawyers, Cangüleç said, "The Ministry gave the permission at this point and the prosecutor's office conducting the investigation requested a written defense from us. We submitted this defense to the file. Currently, an investigation has been opened against both me and Abdurrahman Karabulut due to the news that appeared in the press upon the complaint of some people in the Rojin Kabaiş file."
CONTRIBUTED BASE STATION REPORT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO THE FILE
Stating that one of the important developments they expected in the investigation was the narrowed base station study regarding the phone, Cangüleç said that the report regarding this study was received and some posts were shared on the subject. Stating that the report was also reflected in the media, Cangüleç stated that they were informed that there was a list of 6 people in the study.
Stating that they did not disclose the names of the people on the list for the sake of the safety of the investigation, Cangüleç said, "In this context, the prosecutor's office is conducting an investigation into who the 6 people are, where exactly the phone lines were located on the day of the incident, how connected these people are to the incident and whether their DNA will be taken. The investigation regarding the list of names of 6 people submitted to the file within the scope of the narrowed base station is currently continuing."
Noting that in their last meeting with the prosecutor's office, they were informed that no results had been reached regarding the DNA examinations yet, Cangüleç stated that there was a partial increase in the number of samples taken in the examinations, the results continue to come, but no result has been reached yet regarding the match.
"ROJİN'S PHONE HAS NOT BEEN OPENED YET"
Stating that one of the important issues awaiting an answer within the scope of the investigation is Rojin Kabaiş's phone, Cangüleç said that the phone was previously sent to two different countries but could not be opened.
Stating that he and his colleague Abdurrahman Karabulut also met with people who claimed to be able to answer the phone, Cangüleç stated that they also informed the prosecutor's office about these conversations. Noting that efforts to open the phone are continuing, Cangüleç stated that no results have been obtained yet.
Stating that they sent various requests to the Public Prosecutor's Office within the scope of the file, Cangüleç said that in line with these requests, letters were written to the relevant units in order to expand the investigation and conduct the necessary research.
Cangüleç said, "The prosecutor's office wrote to the relevant branches, the police department and the Homicide Bureau Chief, which is conducting the investigation, to carry out the necessary investigation regarding our demands and expand the investigation. The investigation is currently continuing. However, no concrete person, concrete suspects or concrete evidence have been reached yet."
Saying that one of the most important issues in the investigation file is the Forensic Medicine Institute report, Cangüleç drew attention to the detection of DNA belonging to two different men on Rojin Kabaiş's body.
Emphasizing that determining who these DNA samples belong to is of great importance for the investigation, Cangüleç said, "The main issue we focus on is determining who the DNA of two different men found on Rojin Kabaiş's body belongs to. Studies are mainly carried out in this direction. The answer to this question has not been found yet."
