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T24 Ankara
SBK Holding and Chairman of the Board Sezgin Baran KorkmazThe repercussions of the operation continue, which began yesterday, in which 10 people were arrested and 9 people were searched, including Korkmaz. It was revealed that Korkmaz, whose travel ban was lifted shortly before the operation and went abroad, got this opportunity with the decision and request of the Istanbul Prosecutor General’s Office. The Istanbul Prosecutor General, who was elected to the Court of Cassation on November 6, on November 27 İrfan Fidan The decision to seize Korkmaz’s assets while he was still in office was reversed by the Istanbul Attorney General’s Office. The Seventh Office of the Istanbul Criminal Magistrate lifted the ban on leaving Korkmaz on November 17, at the request of the chief prosecutor’s office. Korkmaz went abroad in this way. The balance of the elimination of the asset measures is not yet known.
Yesterday an operation was carried out against 19 people, including the chairman of the board of SBK Holding, Sezgin Baran Korkmaz. Although 10 people were arrested in the operation carried out by the teams of the Directorate of the Sub-Directorate of Financial Crimes of Istanbul, it was said that 132 million dollars were laundered through the companies established within the holding company. Korkmaz, who went abroad, could not be detained.
Retired Attorney General
It was understood that Korkmaz, who was wanted after the operation approved by the Istanbul Attorney General’s Office, was able to go abroad thanks to the decision taken by the Istanbul Attorney General’s Office shortly before the operation.
According to the decision of the 7th Istanbul Peace Criminal Court, Korkmaz, who was investigated for money laundering, organizing an organization and fraud, was prohibited from leaving the country on September 30, 2020. In the same period, he was made the decision to confiscate his assets.
However, according to the decision of the Seventh Criminal Magistracy, the Istanbul Prosecutor General’s Office lifted ex officio the decision to confiscate the assets of Korkmaz, who had not been interviewed since. On the same day, the 3rd Istanbul Peace Criminal Court decided to abolish all precautionary decisions. According to the opinion of the Attorney General, Korkmaz’s lawyer approached the 7th Peace Criminal Court in Istanbul and requested the lifting of the ban on traveling abroad. The court lifted the travel ban on November 17. Korkmaz is alleged to have gone abroad after this decision.
