Toroğlu appeared before the judge at the Istanbul 58th Criminal Court of First Instance for his statements. Toroğlu and his lawyers also attended the first hearing of the case today. Making his defense in court, Toroğlu stated that his monthly income was around 600-700 thousand liras and said: “I don’t know why I am here. I am making a program at 22.30. Galatasaray President pointed his hand at the federation president and said ‘don’t do it’.
I said let’s find out what it is. The next day they called me from the courthouse. First I became a witness and then a defendant. I don’t know either, everyone is wondering what that ‘don’t say’ is. At the prosecutor’s office My statement is true. The TFF President did not make any denials, nor did he complain. The TFF President sent me a message and said, ‘I love you, I do not want you to be a victim. I will explain this here for the first time.’ REQUEST FROM THE PROSECUTOR TO PUNISH TOROĞLU While Toroğlu’s lawyer requested the acquittal of his client, the prosecutor’s office requested in its opinion that the defendant be punished for the crime of “publicly disseminating misleading information to the public”.
Speaking against the opinion, Toroğlu said, “That’s all I have to say. I’m asking but I never got an answer. I’m curious and everyone else is too. “I hope one day someone will answer this,” he said. STATEMENT FROM TOROĞLU The court decided to acquit Erman Toroğlu after the defenses made. Making a statement after the decision, Toroğlu said: “I don’t know what this job is either. It’s a very strange event. I asked about a topic on a television program.
They first made me a witness, then a defendant, and the process came this far. Galatasaray President shows his hand to the TFF President and says ‘don’t do it’. I wondered what this meant and asked. There was no statement from either side regarding this incident. They took the words ‘Don’t worry’ to different places. Here, Galatasaray President took me to court. Since I haven’t heard anything from the TFF President, I don’t understand why Galatasaray President took me to court.
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