The decision for Eylem Tok's release has not been made again! The detention will continue.

After the fatal traffic accident in Istanbul, Eylem Tok, who abducted her 17-year-old son Timur Cihantimur to the USA and was captured in Boston upon Turkey's request, was again ordered to remain in custody during her extradition hearing to Turkey.

Tok appeared for the third time at the "extradition" hearing at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston. During the hearing, which lasted approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, the prosecution emphasized that Eylem Tok's act of abducting her son abroad after the accident constituted a crime in Turkey. The defense argued that Tok had no prior criminal record in Turkey and that her crime, according to Turkish penal law, carried a sentence of less than 1 year, thus claiming that her extradition was not mandatory under the agreement between the two countries.

A DEFENSE NOT TO EXCEED 8 PAGES WAS REQUESTED

Judge Donal J. Jabell noted that the court proceedings had been prolonged due to the details presented by both sides and requested the parties to summarize their defenses in no more than 8 pages within a week, deciding to continue Tok's detention.

Speaking to the microphones after the hearing, the family's lawyer Burak Erden stated that they hoped for the extradition of Eylem Tok and her son Timur Cihantimur to Turkey, saying, "When they are extradited to Turkey, they will have to give statements. They will be charged with crimes such as manslaughter by negligence, conscious negligence, and tampering with evidence. These carry prison sentences of 3 to 22.5 years."

LETTERS WRITTEN BY ACI'S FAMILY SUBMITTED TO THE COURT

During the hearing, the family's lawyer Erden submitted letters written to the court by Oğuz Murat Aci's wife Şükriye Aci and mother Perviz Aci. In the letter, Şükriye Aci reminded that her husband was not just a "name" in this tragic story, but a good husband and the father of their 1.5-year-old child, stating, "My husband is no longer here, and I have to gather the pieces of a life that will never be whole again."

"DO NOT ALLOW THIS INJUSTICE TO CONTINUE"

Expressing that the escape of 17-year-old Cihantimur, who caused her husband's death, and his mother after the incident caused her greater pain instead of taking responsibility and facing justice, Aci respectfully requested, "I urge you not to allow this injustice to continue. The extradition of the young man and his mother to Turkey is not only a legal necessity but also a moral obligation."

"JUSTICE SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE AVOIDED BY DISTANCE"

Pervin Aci, the mother of Murat Oğuz Aci, also emphasized in a letter to the judge that her son was killed by a 17-year-old driver who was driving his father's vehicle without a license, criticizing the defendant's mother for abducting him abroad after the accident. Pervin Aci wrote, "They believed that crossing borders would somehow eliminate the crime and that they could escape the consequences of their actions by hiding in a foreign country. However, justice should not be something that can be avoided by distance or geography."

Pervin Aci, who requested the extradition of Cihantimur and his mother for "justice and accountability," stated, "If these individuals are not sent back to Turkey, it sends the message that one can escape justice and that the pain of a grieving family can be ignored."

WHAT HAPPENED?

On March 1 in Eyüpsultan, one of the 3 ATVs in motion broke down, and while the broken vehicle was being repaired on the roadside, one of the two vehicles moving in the same direction crashed into the 3 ATVs, resulting in the death of Oğuz Murat Aci among the 5 injured.

It was determined that the 17-year-old driver Timur Cihantimur, who caused the accident, fled the scene with his mother Eylem Tok, who arrived at the accident site, and they first went to Egypt and then to the USA.

The temporary arrest request document for the extradition of the suspects was sent by the Ministry of Justice to the relevant authorities in the USA, and upon the decision of the Florida federal court, Cihantimur and Tok were captured by the police in Boston on June 14. On June 18, the mother and son were brought to court for the first time at different times, and it was decided to continue their detention.