7th hearing in the Şile Municipality case: Defenses have begun

The case filed against Şile Municipality in Istanbul on charges of "establishing and becoming a member of an organization for the purpose of committing a crime", "bribery", "extortion" and "tender rigging" continues to be heard.

The 7th hearing of the case in which 53 defendants, including Şile Mayor Özgür Kabadayı, were tried, started at 10:00 in the conference hall of the 27th High Criminal Court of the Anatolian Courthouse.

11 detained defendants, including Kabadayı, who was suspended from his duty, and Haluk Levent's brother Berkant Emergency, were present in the courtroom. At the hearing, where some of the detained defendants and the defendant's lawyers also attended, the court panel began to take the defendants' defense statements.

REQUEST FOR UP TO 92 YEARS OF PRISON

In the indictment, Özgür Kabadayı is accused of "extortion by force", "forgery of official documents", "fraud", "taking bribes" and "establishing an organization to commit a crime". It is requested that the bully be sentenced to 33 years and 3 months to 92 years in prison and be punished separately for the alleged actions.

A prison sentence of 14 to 37 years is requested for the detained defendant Berkant Emergency on charges of "fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations within the scope of organizational activities", "forgery of official documents" and "bribery". Prison sentences ranging from 4 years to 4 years are requested for the other 51 defendants, depending on their charges.