Breaking news... Release decision for Sinem Dedetaş

A decision was made to release Sinem Dededaş under house arrest, who was arrested and suspended from her duty within the scope of the investigation carried out regarding allegations of irregularities in the building permit and settlement processes of Üsküdar Municipality.

Dedetaş's lawyer Akın Atalay announced the decision. Atalay; "Upon the release application we made for my client Sinem Dedetaş, it was decided to release her from prison with a judicial control measure in the form of house arrest," he said.

OPERATION

Within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Üsküdar Deputy Mayor F.D, Mayor's Advisor U.M, Private Secretary A.K, Kent AŞ General Manager N.A. An investigation was launched against Üsküdar Mayor Sinem Dedetaş for the crimes of "bribery", "extortion" and "establishing and managing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime", following reports that the relevant unit chiefs and staff committed irregularities in the process of issuing building permits and settlement permits, victim statements and the statements of some suspects.

Although Üsküdar Municipality did not have any authority in the process of granting the building permit, it was determined that the officials of the municipality's subsidiary, Kent AŞ, coordinated the process of granting the building permit by instructing the Üsküdar Municipality staff with the Excel table prepared by coloring the island parcel based on the communication network created via encrypted-closed-circuit e-mail.

According to MASAK data, it was determined that many front "consultancy service" contracts worth 1 million 78 thousand 870 liras in total were signed between Kent AŞ and the contractors, and that 361 million 392 thousand 264 liras were obtained through these contracts by coercing the contractors who wanted to obtain a building permit unofficially within the scope of the activities of the profit-oriented criminal organization within Üsküdar Municipality and its subsidiary Kent AŞ.

If the total construction volume is large, Dedetaş's consultant U.M. and Kent AŞ General Manager N.A. It was determined by HTS, base data and suspicious statements that bribes were received from contractors in dollars under the coordination of the contractor, and that the money was delivered piece by piece to Sinem Dedetaş's advisor U.M.

Following the studies and findings, 6 suspects were detained in a simultaneous operation carried out at 11 addresses on July 29.