The indictment prepared in the investigation of financial crimes against Bolu Municipality was accepted by the Bolu 3rd High Criminal Court. The first hearing of the case opened against 19 people, including the suspended Mayor Tanju Özcan, will be held on July 6.
The indictment included charges against Tanju Özcan for embezzlement, attempted embezzlement, qualified fraud, bribery, and violation of Law No. 5072 on Foundations and Associations. The prosecution requested a prison sentence of up to 263 years and 6 months for Özcan.
Highlights
- The indictment was accepted in the financial crimes file against Bolu Municipality.
- A case was opened against 19 people including Tanju Özcan.
- The first hearing will be held on July 6.
- The indictment requested up to 263 years and 6 months imprisonment for Özcan.
- The file included 41 victims and three public institutions as complainants.
Who is involved in the file?
The indictment stated that there are 41 victims, and the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the General Directorate of Foundations, and the Ministry of Interior are among the complainant institutions. Various punishments were also requested for the other 18 defendants for different crimes.
The names in the file include deputy mayors Süleyman Can and Leyla Beykoz, municipal council members Cihan Tutal and Aydan Özdemir, Bolu Municipality Financial Services Manager Naim Ayhan, and BolSev Board Chairman Ali Sarıyıldız.
History of the investigation
The Bolu Chief Public Prosecutor's Office initiated an embezzlement investigation against Bolu Municipality on February 28. Within the scope of the investigation, 19 people were detained on different dates.
Along with the suspended Tanju Özcan, deputy mayors, council members, and some municipal officials were arrested. After an objection, Beykoz and Özdemir were released under judicial control.
The file of Mustafa Altındal, President of the Bolu Köroğlu Tradesmen and Craftsmen Credit Guarantee Cooperative and Bolu Greengrocers and Market Traders Chamber, who was arrested in the bribery operation, was also merged with this file.
The trial starts on July 6
With the court's acceptance of the indictment, the file moved to the trial phase. In the first hearing, the defendants' defenses, details regarding the charges, and the scope of the file will be discussed.
Especially due to the municipal administration, detained defendants, and the position of institutions in the file, the case has become one of the closely followed political and legal topics in Bolu.
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