GERMAN COURT ANNOUNCES DECISION ON SEA LIGHT CIRCLE CAUSING POLITICAL SCANDAL IN TURKEY
GERMAN COURT ANNOUNCES DECISION ON SEA LIGHT CIRCLE CAUSING POLITICAL SCANDAL IN TURKEY
German court finished a trial on Sea Light circle, which caused political scandal in Turkey. Judge of the Frankfurt Court Johann Moeller announced the court’s decision on Wednesday, APA reports.
Head of the circle Mehmet Tashkan was sentenced for 2 years and 9 months, his predecessor Mehmet Gurhan for 5 years and 10 months and the circle’s finance director Firdowsi Ermish for one year and 10 months of imprisonment. Ermish was released from the court room because he served 1.5 years of imprisonment. Turkey’s Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Shahin said he and his organization were neutral in this process. “Criminal activities and conviction of Turkish citizens upset us. It is more grievous when it happens outside the country”. The minister said Ankara Prosecutor’s Office investigated this criminal case. Germany-based Sea Light circle collected 41 423 thousand euro on the plea of aid for Muslims suffering from the poverty and conflicts in different places of the world and spent 16 882 thousands of those resources to other goals. The big part of this money was given to Turkish pro-Islamist TV channel Kanal 7 and other part to different companies and misappropriated.
German court finished a trial on Sea Light circle, which caused political scandal in Turkey. Judge of the Frankfurt Court Johann Moeller announced the court’s decision on Wednesday, APA reports.
