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Mon, 07/11/2011 - 12:10
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Four Turkish executives arrested under the German charity investigation
ANKARA (A.A) - July 11, 2011 - Turkey's Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) member Zahid Akman and three executives of Kanal 7 television channel were arrested within the scope of a German charity investigation late on Sunday.
Following their interrogation, Akman and Kanal 7 Executive Board Chairman Zekeriya Karaman, Deputy Director General Ismail Karahan and editor-in-chief Mustafa Celik were arrested by an Ankara court within the framework of German "Deniz Feneri e.V." charity investigation. The court released Kanal 7 finance director Erdogan Kara.
Akman, Karaman, Karahan and Celik were sent to prison.
In September 2008, a German court convicted three Turks of fraud for drawing off donations and using them for other purposes outside charity.
The Frankfurt State Court sentenced the three men working for the charity Deniz Feneri e.V in Germany to prison terms.
The court sentenced Mehmet Gurhan to 5 years and 10 months, Mehmet Taskan to 2 years and 9 months in prison. Firdevsi Ermis was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison, which was suspended on probation.
Court judge Johann Muller had said after the trial that Deniz Feneri e.V. had received a total of 41 million euros of donations over last five years in Germany and 17 million euros of that had been sent to Turkey.
Following their interrogation, Akman and Kanal 7 Executive Board Chairman Zekeriya Karaman, Deputy Director General Ismail Karahan and editor-in-chief Mustafa Celik were arrested by an Ankara court within the framework of German "Deniz Feneri e.V." charity investigation. The court released Kanal 7 finance director Erdogan Kara.
Akman, Karaman, Karahan and Celik were sent to prison.
In September 2008, a German court convicted three Turks of fraud for drawing off donations and using them for other purposes outside charity.
The Frankfurt State Court sentenced the three men working for the charity Deniz Feneri e.V in Germany to prison terms.
The court sentenced Mehmet Gurhan to 5 years and 10 months, Mehmet Taskan to 2 years and 9 months in prison. Firdevsi Ermis was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison, which was suspended on probation.
Court judge Johann Muller had said after the trial that Deniz Feneri e.V. had received a total of 41 million euros of donations over last five years in Germany and 17 million euros of that had been sent to Turkey.
