27.05.2024 20:34
Adnan Oktar, 4 detained defendants were released in the ongoing case of the armed criminal organization. The court panel decided to continue the detention of 6 defendants. The trial was adjourned to July 10-11-12.
The trial of 20 defendants, including 4 detained defendants, is ongoing in the case against the "current organization" established by Adnan Oktar's armed criminal organization to keep its members alive and recruit new ones to replace those who have been exposed, through lawyers and social media group.
TRIAL POSTPONED TO JULY
Some detained defendants connected to the hearing at Istanbul 1st Heavy Penal Court via Audio and Visual Informatics System (SEGBIS). The lawyers of the detained defendants requested their release, stating that their clients are innocent.
The court board, taking into account the time spent in detention by Berat Kartal, Yusuf Erkan Özoğuz, Pınar Demir, and Dilşad Kurt, decided to release them.
The board ruled that 6 defendants, including Adnan Oktar, will remain in custody. The trial was postponed to July 10-11-12.
WORKED TO KEEP THE ORGANIZATION ALIVE
The indictment prepared by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Terrorism and Organized Crime Investigation Bureau includes 20 suspects.
The indictment stated that Adnan Oktar, recognized as the leader of the armed criminal organization by court decisions, is in prison for this reason and continues his organizational activities during this period, especially through his lawyers and other organization executives Meltem Arıkan Daban and Ferhunde Eda Babuna, trying to keep the organization alive and spreading his instructions outside the prison.
The indictment emphasized that Oktar also engaged in activities to create public opinion that the trial was a setup and to gain political lobbying support, especially through letters and communication with imprisoned organization members and lawyers who want to benefit from effective remorse.
HE MET WITH 200 LAWYERS WITHIN 15 DAYS IN PRISON
The indictment also stated that Adnan Oktar tried to maintain his influence on both inside and outside organization members, and during his time in prison, he had meetings with approximately 200 lawyers within a short period of 15 days under the name of "legal assistance," which is not in line with normal procedures.
"In these meetings, he aimed to recruit members for the organization and tried to direct the organizational attitudes and behaviors outside the prison within the legal limits of the profession of law. As a result of determining this issue, the suspect's lawyer visits were restricted," the indictment said. It was also stated that Oktar aimed to recruit new organization members by using lawyers as the easiest way and tried to convey his instructions through them.
The indictment seeks a prison sentence of 5 to 12 years for defendants Adnan Oktar, Meltem Arıkan Daban, and Ferhunde Eda Babuna for the crime of "establishing an organization with the aim of committing a crime." It also requests that these defendants be punished as perpetrators for all crimes committed by organization members within the framework of the organization's activities, in accordance with the relevant article of the Turkish Penal Code.
The indictment also includes a request for Adnan Oktar, Meltem Arıkan Daban, and Ferhunde Eda Babuna to be sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 10.5 years to 31.5 years for the crime of "making propaganda for the organization or its aims." The other 17 defendants are also requested to be sentenced to imprisonment for various periods for crimes such as "being a member of an organization established with the aim of committing a crime," "aiding the organization," and "making propaganda for the organization or its aims."