09.04.2025 18:00
The Deputy Secretary General of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Mahir Polat, who underwent angiography after being arrested on charges of aiding a terrorist organization, has been granted a release decision. It was stated that Polat will be under house arrest.
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Since the day he was imprisoned, Mahir Polat, the Deputy Secretary General of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), who was arrested as part of the "Urban Reconciliation" investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, has been experiencing health problems. Polat, who was frequently transferred to the hospital from prison, underwent angiography.
HOUSE ARREST DECISION FOR MAHIR POLAT After undergoing angiography, Polat was sent back to prison and later transferred to the Forensic Medicine Institution. The request for his release made by Polat's lawyers has been concluded. A release decision was issued for Mahir Polat by the Istanbul Peace Criminal Court. It has been learned that Polat will be under house arrest.
Mahir Polat HIS LAWYER SHARED BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING CHART Lawyer Erkam Erdem stated that Mahir Polat's health condition is not suitable for prison conditions and shared the blood pressure monitoring chart that he claimed belonged to Polat. "I mentioned that Mahir Polat was discharged from the hospital with additional medication treatment, but his hypertension continued. I am sharing the measurements here. There is not a single measurement where his blood pressure is normal. Many of them are of a nature that would require him to be hospitalized again. I am reporting his condition without exaggeration and completely: he is still in life-threatening danger, and the prison conditions are continuously harming his health," Erdem stated, and the chart he shared is as follows:
HE WAS SENT BACK TO PRISON AFTER ANGIOGRAPHY Mahir Polat collapsed due to high blood pressure on March 29 at the Marmara Prison in Silivri, where he is being held, and was first taken to the prison infirmary and then to Silivri State Hospital. After examinations, Polat was taken back to prison and then hospitalized at Mehmet Akif Ersoy Hospital due to his high blood pressure-related illness. Mahir Polat, who underwent angiography, was sent back to prison.
"HE HAS UNDERGONE ANGIOGRAPHY 4 TIMES, HAS 6 STENTS" Lawyer Erkam Erdem, who made a statement regarding Polat's health condition, said: "As you know, we presented reports regarding Mr. Mahir's health problems during the expression and interrogation phase and requested that if the conditions for detention were to arise, judicial control be applied due to his health condition, but it was rejected. Mr. Mahir has several ailments, but there are two conditions that are significant in terms of prison conditions; hypertension and blockages in the blood vessels. He has undergone angiography 4 times due to these blockages and has 6 stents. 2 of his arteries are also being monitored."
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