19.08.2024 13:51
Social media influencer Dilan Polat, who has been detained for approximately 1 year, has been released. Polat will be tried without being held in custody.
There has been a flash development in the trial of social media influencer Dilan Polat, who is being tried for crimes such as money laundering and tax evasion.
The court has issued a release order for Polat, who has been in custody since November 2023. Polat will be tried without detention.
WHAT HAPPENED?
In operations carried out in 6 provinces centered in Istanbul on November 1, 2023, and thereafter, 24 suspects, including Dilan Polat and her husband Engin Polat, were detained.
As part of the investigation, a preliminary examination report was prepared by the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) regarding the suspects, including the Polat couple, whose digital materials and notebooks were seized during the searches conducted in their companies. The report revealed that there was an inflow of 200 million liras to the companies owned by family members through the method of issuing fake invoices in exchange for alleged trade from 3 liquidated companies.
It was determined that the money was transferred among the companies owned by family members, and in the final stage, real estate and numerous vehicles were purchased in a company called Milda Real Estate, owned by Engin Polat. Following this determination, the Istanbul Financial Crimes Investigation Branch teams identified the suspects' identities and carried out simultaneous operations in 43 addresses in Istanbul, Ankara, Yalova, Ordu, Kırklareli, and Manisa.
Continuing their work as part of the investigation, the teams determined that a medical company owned by Dilan and Engin Polat had transferred the naming rights to another company in Ankara and that an attempt was made to transfer 1 million 800 thousand liras from this company's account to the personal accounts of the partners.
16 of the suspects, including Dilan Polat and Engin Polat, were arrested. The court ruled for the appointment of trustees to 27 companies.
Details are coming...