Nasuh Mahruki appeared before the judge: Ümit Özdağ should be heard as a witness.

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The former President of the Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), Nasuh Mahruki, is being tried for the crime of "publicly disseminating misleading information" due to statements he made on social media, with a prison sentence of 1 to 3 years being sought. The hearing of the case was held at the Istanbul 15th Criminal Court of First Instance, where the defendant Mahruki and his lawyers were present without detention.

"I AM NOT SOMEONE WHO WILL LIE TO THE TURKISH NATION"

Mahruki, who stated that his monthly income is between 100,000 and 120,000 lira, denied the accusations against him in his defense. Nasuh Mahruki expressed that he wanted to prove that the shared posts were not false, saying, "If you think any of my posts are false, please tell me, and I will prove that they are not false, both by my own means and by bringing in experts. The President of the Atatürkist Thought Association made similar statements before me, and I quoted from them. I am absolutely not someone who will provide misleading information or lie to the Turkish nation. I am someone who has climbed the hardest and highest mountains and planted and waved the Turkish flag. I have countless beneficial works in AKUT. I have a special bond with the Turkish nation; I am not someone who will lie to the Turkish nation. Additionally, there were hundreds of people who shared the same text as a comment related to my post. I request my acquittal." he said.

REQUESTED ÜMİT ÖZDAĞ TO BE HEARD AS A WITNESS

Defendant Nasuh Mahruki requested that Ümit Özdağ, the President of the Victory Party, be heard as a witness in court. When the judge asked what he wanted this for, Mahruki replied, "I want to hear about the problems that refugees may cause." The request was denied, and the hearing continued.

HEARING ADJOURNED TO JANUARY 13

The public prosecutor, whose opinion was sought, requested that the deficiencies be addressed. The court panel, announcing its interim decision, ruled that any deficiencies should be addressed and then sent the file to the public prosecutor for the preparation of an opinion, adjourning the hearing to January 13.

WHAT DID NASUH MAHRUKİ SAY?

In a post he made on his social media account, Nasuh Mahruki reacted to the statements of the YSK President Ahmet Yener regarding electronic voting, using the following expressions:

"Great Turkish nation, you must be very careful and vigilant. The government and the YSK are setting up a scheme once again to steal the elections. The Chamber of Computer Engineers must have the authority to supervise on your behalf in an early presidential election. If they are not supervised, they will steal our votes, change them with fake ones, and win the election illegally again. This would be the end of the Republic of Turkey, and this end would be so terrifying that you wouldn't even see it in your worst nightmares."