MHK Head Gündoğdu Among 7 Sent to Court in Referee Probe
Prosecutors seek detention for Central Referee Board chief and six others in the "referees case" investigation.
KEY POINTS
- MHK Chairman Ferhat Gündoğdu and 6 others referred to court with detention request
- Action part of "referees case" probe by Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office
- Suspects sent to duty magistrate after prosecutor statements concluded
- Allegations include torture, forgery, abuse of office, illegal data collection
- Court has not yet ruled on detention; decision pending
Istanbul prosecutors have referred Central Referee Board (MHK) Chairman Ferhat Gündoğdu and six other suspects to a duty magistrate with a request for pre-trial detention. The move comes under the so-called "referees case" investigation led by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
The suspects were sent to court after completing their statements at the prosecutor's office. A magistrate will now decide whether to formally arrest them or release them under judicial control.
The seven individuals named are Ferhat Gündoğdu, Ferdi Karadoruk, Ahmet Şahin, Yunus Yıldırım, Sebahattin Şahin, Alican Sağlar, and Emre Kosif.
The investigation covers allegations of torture, forgery of official documents, abuse of office, and illegal acquisition of personal data, according to Anadolu Agency reporting cited by Çağdaş Kocaeli.
No detention ruling has been issued yet for Gündoğdu or the other suspects; the court's decision is pending.
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