House Arrest Decision for Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz
The judicial control measure of signing in, previously issued for journalists Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz in the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office's fund investigation, was appealed and converted to house arrest.
An appeal was filed against the judicial control measure of signing in applied to journalists Murat Ağırel and İsmail Saymaz, who gave their statements as suspects within the scope of the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. The court reviewing the appeal imposed a house arrest measure for both individuals.
Investigation and Statement Process
Within the scope of the fund investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, journalists İsmail Saymaz and Murat Ağırel had been summoned to give statements as suspects on the allegation of making misleading statements to the public.
Objection to Judicial Control and New Decision
The chief public prosecutor's office appealed the status of the journalists, who had previously been subjected to the judicial control measure of signing in. Evaluating the appeal, the 4th Criminal Judgeship of Peace ruled that the judicial control measure of house arrest be applied to both individuals.
Other Detentions and Arrests
Within the scope of the same investigation, journalists Şaban Sevinç and Mustafa Balcı had been detained for the crime of publicly disseminating misleading information to the public. Referred to the Istanbul Courthouse, Sevinç and Balcı were arrested by the court they were brought before.