“Turkish lawyer detained for human trafficking”

2023-04-16 11:04:17

FRANKFURT. Ünal K., the lawyer of Mehmet Gürhan, the chief suspect in the Deniz Feneri cases in Germany in late 2018, was detained for being the leader of a human trafficking gang. Born in Frankfurt, 51-year-old Ünal K. was accused of “bringing people from Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, China and Vietnam illegally for a fee of 20 thousand Euros per person and showing them to work in fake companies that they founded together with their accomplices”. was accused.

Some wealthy Turks who obtained fake residence permits were also detained.

ALSO RECEIVED A COMPATIBILITY AWARD

According to the news of Ali Güven from Sözcü, Attorney Ünal K., who stands out with his Islamist identity, even received an adaptation award from the Frankfurt Municipality. Known for the Deniz Feneri case, Ünal K. made an agreement with the court that the defendants should receive lesser sentences and presented an open letter from his client, Mehmet Gürhan, to the public. Ünal K. is also the director of the Shiite Islamic Community of Germany, the general secretary of the Hazrat Fatma Mosque Associations, and the vice president of the Islamic Union of Hessen in Germany. Some wealthy Turks who obtained fake residence permits were also detained.

FAKE RESIDENCES AND COMPANIES

It was revealed that these people, who paid an average of 20 thousand Euros for a residence permit, were also arranged for fake houses, fake residences were arranged, and houses were bought or rented in the Rhineland-Pflaz State and Saarland.

However, it is stated that some of these addresses only have the mailbox. Deniz Feneri eV lawyer Ünal K. was taken into custody following the investigation by the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. In addition, 91 houses and Ünal K.’s office were raided. At least 15 pieces of evidence related to the human trafficking network were seized.

ALSO RECEIVED A COMPATIBILITY AWARD

Attorney Ünal K., who stands out with his Islamist identity, even received an adaptation award from the Frankfurt Municipality. Known for the Deniz Feneri eV case, Ünal K. made an agreement with the court that the defendants should receive lesser sentences and presented an open letter from his client, Mehmet Gürhan, to the public.

Ünal K. is also the director of the Shiite Islamic Community in Germany, the general secretary of the Hazrat Fatma Mosque Associations, and the vice president of the Islamic Union of Hessen in Germany.