The 49th hearing of the case involving the Aziz İhsan Aktaş criminal organization, in which 200 defendants, including 7 mayors, 6 of whom were suspended from their duties, and 7 of whom are detained, has started.
6 undetained defendants attended the hearing held by the Istanbul 1st High Criminal Court in the hall opposite the Marmara Closed Penal Institution.
Some of the defendants' lawyers were also present at the hearing.
The hearing continues with the statements of the defendant's lawyers regarding their opinion on the merits.
In the 579-page indictment prepared by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, Beşiktaş Municipality, Avcılar Municipality, Esenyurt Municipality, Istanbul ASFALT Factories San. and Tic. AŞ and Istanbul Electric Tramway and Tunnel Enterprises General Directorate, 19 people who were "damaged by crime" are listed as "victims" and 200 people are listed as "defendants".
In the indictment, Aziz İhsan Aktaş, one of the defendants, was accused of "forming an organization for the purpose of committing a crime", 42 different acts of "tender rigging", 4 different acts of "rigging the execution of an act", 5 different acts of "forgery of official documents", 21 different acts of "forgery of private documents", "fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations", 10 different acts of "bribery", "property resulting from crime". It is requested that he be sentenced to 187 to 450 years in prison for the crimes of "laundering assets" and "issuing false invoices" and that the assets he obtained from the crime be confiscated.
In the indictment demanding that Avcılar Mayor Utku Caner Çaykara, who was suspended from his duty after his arrest, be sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison for 2 different acts of "tender rigging" and "taking bribes", Esenyurt Mayor Ahmet Özer, who was suspended from his duty, was sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison for 2 different acts of "tender rigging" and 2 different acts of "forgery of private documents". Punishment with imprisonment is foreseen in the indictment.
In the indictment, it is requested that Seyhan Mayor Oya Tekin, Ceyhan Mayor Kadir Aydar, Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar and Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere, who was reinstated after the judicial control against him was lifted, be punished with imprisonment from 4 to 12 years each for the crime of "taking bribes".
Additionally, in the indictment, Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat, who was suspended from his duty after his arrest, was accused of "being a member of a criminal organization", 26 different acts of "tender rigging", 3 different acts of "forgery of official documents", 19 different acts of "forgery of private documents", "fraud to the detriment of public institutions and organizations", 4 different acts of "taking bribes", "laundering assets resulting from crime" and It is requested that he be sentenced to 133 to 337 years in prison for "illegal acquisition of property" and that the assets he acquired from crime be confiscated.
In the opinion presented by the public prosecutor to the court panel on May 14, the defendant Aziz İhsan Aktaş, who is not in custody, was sentenced to a total of 103 years to 280 years in prison for the crimes of "establishing an organization to commit a crime", 29 times "tender rigging", 19 times "forgery of private documents", 4 times "forgery of official documents", 3 times "bribery" and 3 times "mischief in the performance of an act". imprisonment is requested.
In the opinion, the undetained defendant Baki Nugay was sentenced to a total of 119 to 328 years in prison for the crimes of "establishing an organization to commit a crime", 30 times "tender rigging", 19 times "forgery of private documents", 4 times "forgery of official documents", 7 times "bribery", 3 times "rigging the performance of an act" and "laundering property values resulting from crime". is wanted.
It is requested that effective remorse provisions be applied to Aziz İhsan Aktaş and Baki Nugay due to the information they gave to the prosecutor's office about the bribery acts that took place within the framework of the organization activity in the file, after they were caught and sent to prison during the investigation phase.
Detained defendant Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat is asked to be imprisoned for a total of 86 to 234 years on charges of 30 times "tender rigging", 17 times "forgery of private documents", 2 times "forgery of official documents", 1 time "qualified fraud", 2 times "bribery", "laundering of criminal assets" and "illegal acquisition, smuggling or hiding of property". In the opinion, the defendant, Beşiktaş Deputy Mayor Ali Rıza Yılmaz, is predicted to be imprisoned for a total of 64 years and 6 months to 179 years for the crimes of 21 times "tender rigging", 17 times "forgery of private documents", 2 times "forgery of official documents" and "qualified fraud".
In the opinion, a total of 21 years and 6 months to 75 years in prison is requested for the unarrested defendant, Beşiktaş Deputy Mayor Alican Abacı, for the crimes of "tender rigging", "forgery of private documents", "forgery of official documents", "qualified fraud" and 3 times "bribery".
In the opinion, it is requested that Adıyaman Mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere, who was reinstated after the removal of judicial control, the suspended defendants Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Zeydan Karalar, Ceyhan Mayor Kadir Aydar, the suspended defendant Seyhan Mayor Oya Tekin, and his wife, the detained defendant Celal Tekin, be sentenced to imprisonment from 4 to 12 years each for the crime of "bribery".
In the opinion, it was requested that the unarrested defendant Ahmet Özer, who was suspended from his post as Mayor of Esenyurt, be punished with imprisonment from 6 months to 2 years for the crime of "abuse of office by negligence" twice, and the defendant Utku Caner Çaykara, who was suspended from his post as Mayor of Avcılar after his arrest, was acquitted of the crime of "obstructing the movement of transportation vehicles, kidnapping or detention", and sentenced to 4 to 12 years for the crime of "bribery". It is requested that he be punished with imprisonment.
In the opinion, a prison sentence of 2 to 5 years is requested for a total of 26 defendants for the crime of "being a member of an organization", and the other defendants are also asked to be sentenced to varying amounts of imprisonment for different crimes.