Pınar Gültekin feminicide case | ‘Defendant’s parents, partner to be indicted’

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Lawyer Rezan Epözdemir has shared a recent development in the ongoing trial over the feminicide of Pınar Gültekin in Muğla province.

The lawyer of Pınar Gültekin's family has announced that his appeal to the Court of Cassation has been accepted by the high court.

In response to the decision of non-prosecution given for the arrested defendant Cemal Metin A.'s father S.A., mother A.A. and business partner Ş.G.O., lawyer Epözdemir previously appealed to the Court of Cassation and demanded the reversal of this decision for the sake of law.

As reported by İhlas News Agency (İHA), the lawyer has announced that his appeal has been accepted and said, "An indictment will be lodged against the mother, father and partner of defendant A."

While defendant Cemal Metin A. is currently arrested pending trial over a possible spoliation of evidence, father S.A., mother A.A. and business partner Ş.G.O. are also expected to be indicted in the following days.

What happened?

Pınar Gültekin (27), a student of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University in the Mediterranean region, was found dead on July 21, 2020, five days after she had got missing. First Cemal Metin A., then his brother Mertcan A. have been arrested as part of the investigation into her death.

A lawsuit has been filed against Cemal Metin A. on charge of "killing with monstrous feeling or by tormenting" and against Mertcan A. for "destroying, hiding or tampering with criminal evidence."

While Cemal Metin A. now faces aggravated life sentence on the offense charged, his brother faces up to 5 years in prison.

Mertcan A. was released at his third hearing on February 15, 2021. Both the prosecutor's office and the attorney of the Gültekin family appealed against the defendant's release a day later. (EMK/SD)