230 suspects were prosecuted in cybercrime and fraud operations

According to the statement made by the Ministry, an investigation has been initiated against the crimes of "Qualified Fraud", "Illegal Betting", "Weapons Smuggling" and "Opposition to the Cyber ​​Security Law", under the coordination of the Gendarmerie General Command's Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM) and Cyber ​​Crimes Departments, the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK) and the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

In this context, operations were carried out by gendarmerie teams in Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Gümüşhane, Istanbul, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt and Şanlıurfa.

It was determined that the suspects caught during the operations were placing illegal bets, intermediating the transfer of money obtained from crime, committing fraud with fake advertisements through social media accounts, gaining unauthorized access to citizens' personal data and committing the crime of violating Law No. 6136.

As a result of the MASAK investigation, it was determined that there was a total of 19 billion 930 million lira money movement in the bank accounts of the suspects.

Within the scope of the studies, a large number of digital materials and various documents were seized, and judicial proceedings were taken against 230 suspects caught during the operations.

Source: TRT Haber Açık RSS (Gündem) (Open Press / Translated Full Text)