The Chairman of the Victory Party, Ümit Özdağ, appeared before the judge for the second time today in the context of the trial in which he is being tried for the crime of "openly inciting the public to hatred and hostility through the press and publication in a chain reaction." The court sentenced Özdağ to 2 years, 4 months and 3 days in prison and ordered his release within the scope of the file in which he was detained.
Trial Process and Charge Details
Ümit Özdağ appeared in the hearing held in Silivri Prison Courtroom 7, with a request for a prison sentence of up to 10 years and 2 months. The hearing should normally have been held in the 18th Criminal Court of First Instance of the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan, but was moved to Silivri due to insufficient room capacity. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş, Zafer Party Deputy Chairmen, MPs and many party members attended the hearing.
In its opinion on the merits, the prosecutor's office had requested a prison sentence of 1 year and 10 months to 7 years and 10 months for Ümit Özdağ for the crime of "openly inciting the public to hatred and hostility through the press and publication in a consecutive manner." In the previous hearing, the prosecutor's office had requested a prison sentence of 1,5 years to 4,5 years for Özdağ for the crime of "openly inciting the public to hatred and hostility through the press and publication." In the indictment, a prison sentence of 7 years and 10 months was also requested for Özdağ for the crime of "openly inciting the public to hatred and hostility through the press and publication in a consecutive manner."
Decision: Prison Sentence and Release
After the break, the court gave a statement to Ümit Özdağ, the Chairman of the Victory Party. 2 years, 4 months and 3 days in prison Along with the prison sentence, the case file in which Özdağ is under arrest evacuated to The decision was also made. Whether the court ruled that the time spent in detention should be counted towards the sentence or what the reason for release was will become clear with the announcement of the full text of the decision.
