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Bakırköy 9th Assize Court sentenced shooter policemen of Ferhat Gerçek case to 2.5 year of prison. On the other hand, Gerçek himself received 3.5 years of prison of prison for “damaging a police vehicle and insulting policemen”.

The court handling the case of Ferhat Gerçek who was shot by police officers appointed the police as an "expert" on the matter. Gerçek's lawyer claimed the "expert report" to be incorrect and prepares a criminal complaint about the police officer who wrote the report.

The trial against 7 police officers accused of shooting magazine distributor Gerçek saw the second change of the court board. Gerçek is paralyzed since the attack. The case was postponed to 24 December. The court decided to acquire a report from the Forensic Medicine Institute.

Radio records of the day the police shot at Gerçek have been destroyed. Lawyer Tanay claims that those records were to be saved by the prosecutor a long time ago. The court rejected the acquittal of Gerçek. Tanay: "The child who is the victim is continued to be trialed as a defender". The case is adjourned till 12 February.