Male violence: Indictment demands up to 13 years in prison for actor Ozan Güven

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In the investigation launched upon the criminal complaint of Deniz Bulutsuz, the ex-partner of actor Ozan Güven, the İstanbul Public Prosecutor's Office has filed an indictment against him, demanding that Güven be sentenced to 3 years, 8 months to 13.5 years in prison.

The indictment has indicated that Güven committed the offenses of "threat", "insult", "deprivation of liberty" and "wilful injury."

In the event that the indictment is accepted by the court, Ozan Güven will stand trial on the offenses charged.

On the other side, the criminal complaint of minor injury filed by Güven against Deniz Bulutsuz has been referred to the conciliation board.

What happened?

Deniz Bulutsuz previously announced that actor Ozan Güven inflicted violence on her. Having received a medical report documenting the battery, Bulutsuz appealed to the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office via her attorney and filed a criminal complaint against Güven.

The petition submitted to the prosecutor's office by attorney Mustafa Kurtuluş indicated that after Güven and Bulutsuz had dinner in a restaurant on June 12, they went to a friend's house and Güven got disturbed when the ex-boyfriend of Bulutsuz was talked about there. When they left this house and went to his place, Güven battered Deniz Bulutsuz in his house.

The petition also noted that Güven broke the objects around and injured her in the chin while he was trying to fetch the broken lampshade from her and prevented her from leaving when she attempted to do so.

In a statement released by the Professional Society of Script and Dialogue Writers (SenaristBir) on July 5, 103 people from the cinema industry expressed their solidarity with Deniz Bulutsuz, who filed a criminal complaint against her ex-partner and actor Ozan Güven on charges of "attempted wilful murder", "deprivation of liberty" and "insult." (EMK/SD)