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Kütahya illegal betting probe leads to 62 suspects being jailed
A total of 62 of the 79 suspects referred to court as part of the Kütahya-based illegal betting investigation were jailed. The other 17 suspects were released under judicial control, while the investigation found that the transactions had reached a total volume of 14 billion 928 million 530 thousand liras.
A total of 62 suspects referred to court as part of an investigation conducted by the Kütahya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office into violations of the Law on the Regulation of Betting and Games of Chance in Football and Other Sports Competitions were jailed.
The other 17 suspects were released under judicial control.
Scope of the investigation
The identities and addresses of 85 suspects determined to have organized illegal betting, acted as intermediaries in such activities and encouraged them were identified.
The investigation found that the suspects had acted in an organized manner within two separate illegal betting networks. Two of the suspects were considered ringleaders, 13 were assessed as organization managers and 18 as organization members; 52 people were found to have allowed their bank accounts to be used for these activities.
Transaction volume and seized assets
An examination of bank account activity found a total transaction volume of 14 billion 928 million 530 thousand liras related to illegal betting activities.
As part of the investigation, two properties and 10 vehicles believed to have been acquired through crime were seized.
Operation details
A total of 79 suspects were detained in Kütahya, Burdur, Antalya, Eskişehir and İzmir by teams from the provincial police department's cybercrime unit.
It was determined that two suspects wanted for arrest were already in prison for different offenses. Efforts to apprehend four fugitives are continuing.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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