"Record prison sentence request for Abdüllatif Şener's son"

29.01.2025 20:00

The prosecutor has requested a life sentence without parole for Bedirhan Şener, the son of former minister Abdüllatif Şener, who shot and killed his mother, whom he had taken hostage in Ankara.

The son of former minister Abdüllatif Şener, Bedirhan Şener, who shot and killed his grandmother, is facing a request for aggravated life imprisonment.

ABDÜLLATİF ŞENER'S SON IN COURT ONCE AGAIN

In the trial of Bedirhan Şener, the son of former minister Abdüllatif Şener, who shot and killed his grandmother in Ankara, the prosecutor presented their opinion on the merits of the case. The hearing at the Ankara 1st Heavy Criminal Court was attended by the detained defendant Bedirhan Şener, his family, and his lawyers.

"FULL CRIMINAL CAPACITY"

The presiding judge announced that a report from the 4th Specialization Department of the Forensic Medicine Institution confirming that defendant Şener has full criminal capacity has been added to the case file. Defense attorney Can Kızılyar argued that the forensic report was based on incomplete examination and submitted a report obtained from the Department of Psychiatry at Hacettepe University Medical Faculty regarding his client. Kızılyar requested that a new report be obtained from forensic medicine.

REQUEST FOR AGGRAVATED LIFE IMPRISONMENT

After the attorney's statement, the presiding judge granted the prosecutor the floor to present their opinion on the merits. In their indictment, the prosecutor stated that Şener killed his grandmother Leyla Çetiner with a firearm and attempted to kill his mother Berrin Şener. The prosecutor requested that Şener be sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment and imprisonment of 14 to 23 years for the crimes of "intentional murder of an ascendant," "attempted intentional murder of an ascendant," and "violation of the Firearms Law," and requested that the defendant's detention status be continued.

After the statements, the court announced its interim decision, rejecting the defense attorney's request for a new report. The court ruled for the continuation of the defendant's detention and adjourned the hearing until February 27.