Popular Twitter user detained after claiming Turkey's e-government system was hacked
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The Ministry of Interior filed a complaint against İbrahim Haskoloğlu, a popular Twitter user who shared ID cards allegedly belonging to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and National Intelligence Organization (MİT) Chair Hakan Fidan on Twitter.
After the complaint, the İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation against the Haskoloğlu for "illegally obtaining personal information."
In accordance with a detention order, the police detained Haskolooğlu today (April 19) at his home in Üskürdar, İstanbul as per a detention order. He was brought to the İstanbul Security Directorate in the Fatih district.
Haskoloğlu shared the images of the ID cards last week, saying that a hacker group, whose name he did not specify, hacked the e-government service and leaked the information.
However, it was revealed shortly after that the images he shared were fake.
The authorities have denied the allegations that the e-government was hacked.
Yaklaşık 2 ay önce yayındayken bana bir hacker grubu ulaştı.
— ibrahim Haskoloğlu (@haskologlu) April 12, 2022
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