02.05.2025 18:52
In the Çumra district of Konya, two individuals who fired shots into the air during the passage of a vehicle announcing the rally of CHP General Chairman Özgür Özel were arrested on charges of 'armed threat.'
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In the Çumra district of Konya, Mehmet Kartav (22) and Bahattin Demir (28), who fired a blank gun into the air after a party vehicle making announcements on the streets to invite the public to the rally organized by CHP Chairman Özgür Özel on Saturday, were arrested for 'armed threat'.
Hot days are being experienced before the 'Defending the Will of the Nation' rally to be held by the CHP in Kılınçarslan Square in Konya on Saturday.
THEY FIRED INTO THE AIR DURING THE VEHICLE PASSAGE
With the sound broadcasting vehicle managed by Karaman Provincial Vice President Mustafa Durmaz and Central District Vice President Muhammet Keskince, around 15:20 yesterday in the streets of the industrial site in Çumra district of Konya, while the public was being invited to the rally, Mehmet Kartav and Bahattin Demir, who came out of a workplace, fired into the air with a blank gun from behind the vehicle.
After the incident, Durmaz and Keskince went to the police station to file a complaint. Following the complaint, the two individuals were detained as part of the investigation initiated by the Çumra Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNORATE
The Konya Governorate made a statement regarding the firing into the air with a blank gun during the passage of the CHP vehicle making announcements. In the statement, it was noted that two suspects were detained, stating, "On May 1, 2025, around 16:00, while the Republic People's Party's sound broadcasting vehicle was making announcements for the Konya rally to be held on May 3, 2025, it was learned that individuals named M.K. and B.D. fired into the air with a weapon referred to as a blank gun in front of a workplace within the industrial area in Çaybaşı Neighborhood while in motion; as a result of the work carried out by our teams, the suspects were caught shortly after along with the blank gun."
In the statement given by the suspect M.K. at the police station, he expressed that he sympathized with the CHP and, due to the vehicle having a license plate of 70, he felt joy upon seeing the promotional vehicle and fired into the air. Two empty blank cartridges were found at the scene and were kept for examination. Searches were conducted at the suspects' workplace, homes, and vehicles, and no crime or criminal evidence was found. The individuals were detained to be presented at the Çumra Chief Public Prosecutor's Office on May 2, 2025," it was stated.
THEY WERE ARRESTED
The suspects Mehmet Kartav and Bahattin Demir were arrested for 'armed threat' by the court they were brought to at the courthouse today.
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