29 of the 47 suspects detained in the 4th wave of the bribery investigation against the municipality in Seferihisar district of Izmir were arrested.
29 of the 47 suspects detained in the fourth wave of the bribery investigation against Izmir Seferihisar Municipality were arrested, and 17 were released on condition of judicial control.
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A bribery investigation is being carried out against the municipality under the coordination of Seferihisar Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
In the Seferihisar district of Izmir, 29 of the 47 suspects detained in the fourth wave of the "bribery" investigation against the municipality were arrested, and 17 were released on condition of judicial control. One of the suspects was released from the prosecutor's office.
Under the coordination of Seferihisar Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a fourth wave operation was organized within the scope of the "bribery" investigation carried out against Seferihisar Municipality by the teams of Izmir Provincial Police Department's Financial Crimes Fighting Branch Directorate.
The investigation was initiated on the allegations that bribes were exchanged in person and through banks in exchange for irregularities between municipal officials and contractors regarding construction and development works, and that there were irregularities in tenders and direct procurement carried out within the municipality.
Within the scope of the investigation, a detention order was issued for 48 people, including Doğanbey Town's former Mayor Halil Çadır, Seferihisar Municipality Council Member Hüseyin Kocaer, Buca Municipality Council Member Doğan Sarıkaya, managers, engineers, architects and other municipal employees working in Seferihisar Municipality, owners, managers and employees of various companies, and suspects who were considered to be leaders or members of an organized crime group.
A simultaneous operation was carried out at the addresses determined on September 11 in order to capture the suspects and seize criminal evidence. During the searches carried out at the suspects' homes and workplaces, 47 of the 48 people for whom detention warrants were issued were captured.
47 suspects, whose procedures were completed at the police station, were sent to the courthouse yesterday morning. While one of the suspects was released following the statements of the prosecutor's office, 36 people were referred to the judgeship at around 16:00 yesterday with a request for arrest and 10 people for judicial control.
Following the interrogations made by the judge, it was decided to arrest 29 suspects, including Seferihisar Municipality Council Member Hüseyin Kocaer and Buca Municipality Council Member Doğan Sarıkaya. 17 suspects, including the former Mayor of Doğanbey Town, Halil Çadır, were released on condition of judicial control.

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