Famagusta Police Chief Barış Sel, who was arrested inside the scope of the “faux diploma” and “corruption” investigation initiated inside the Cyprus Well being and Social Sciences College, was dropped at the Nicosia District Courtroom.
Citing the information in court docket, the police officer in control of the Monetary Department acknowledged that Mahmut Barış Sel, who was arrested on March 27 inside the scope of the executive investigation launched at KTSÜ on 05.02.2024, graduated from the Division of Enterprise Administration by making irregular grade entries.
He defined that though Sel entered the coed registration system (LOG) on 18.01.2023, 9 course grades have been entered randomly and he graduated on 19 June with out submitting a thesis on 10 Might.
It was acknowledged within the court docket that Sel was required to look in entrance of the jury and current his thesis on the thesis faculty, however he didn’t seem earlier than any jury.
Within the court docket, it was acknowledged that Sel offered his thesis to KTSÜ Normal Secretary Serdal Gündüz, who was detained for a similar investigation, and mentioned that Gündüz didn’t inform him in regards to the challenge. Police famous that within the assertion taken from Gündüz, he mentioned that he didn’t obtain the thesis from Sel, and if it was delivered, it may need been delivered to the fee.
The police acknowledged that Sel was promoted by the Police Service Fee and appointed as Famagusta Police Chief on October 1, 2023, and that with this promotion, it was decided that the suspect had obtained crime proceeds by receiving a complete enhance of seven thousand 174 TL.
Barış Sel made his protection in court docket, unable to carry again his tears.
“I had a tough time finishing this Grasp's diploma, I went on obligation and nonetheless attended courses. Serdal Gündüz mentioned to me, “Let's get you a grasp's diploma, carry your transcript,” so I introduced it. They requested for cash, then I mentioned “by no means thoughts”. “We’ll deal with it,” he informed me… I’m an honorable police officer who has been serving the police power for 27 years, I used to be a powerful candidate for the Normal Directorate of Police, and a conspiracy was arrange towards me. A conspiracy was arrange towards me by the Normal Directorate of Police. “On this occupation that I’ve been doing for 27 years, nobody will say something unhealthy about me, and in the event that they do, I’ll resign,” he mentioned.
The prosecutor requested that the suspect be bonded. Sel's lawyer, Mustafa Asena, objected to the request for a heavy bond, saying that Sel had been a police officer for 27 years, that he knew how the method would work and that he didn’t run away, and requested a trial with out bail.
Lawyer Mustafa Asena acknowledged that his consumer had no probability of avoiding prosecution attributable to his occupation. The prosecutor mentioned that the crime dedicated by the suspect was among the many crimes inside the jurisdiction of the Excessive Prison Courtroom and acknowledged that there was a chance that he may escape with out trial.
The listening to was postponed to fifteen:00…
