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Case 1:15-cr-00867-RMB Document 18-7 Filed 05/25/16 Page 5 of 55<br />
money. It has been claimed that “This money would then flow into the drug mobs and to PKK.<br />
These individuals have been transferring PKK’s and drug barons’ money, and if these guys were<br />
to be confronted, Turkey would meet the pitch-black record of her history.”<br />
The report compiled as a result of the complaints detailed above that was sent to our Branch<br />
management, the MASAK Reports and the information collected from news reported in the visual<br />
media and sent to Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on 09/13/2012 with letter number (e)<br />
in accordance with the Article 158 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Article 6 of the Judicial<br />
Police Legislation.<br />
The result of the related reports, evaluations and the intelligence work that was conducted<br />
showed the accuracy of the complaints; the studies that were done within the scope of the<br />
investigation that started by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office with the<br />
Investigation No: 2012/120653, technical follow up studies have been initiated within the scope<br />
of the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 135 on 09/17/2012 at Istanbul 5 th Magistrates<br />
Court based on the ruling number Different Jobs No: 2012/561 with the crimes of Organizing<br />
Up for the Purpose of Committing Crimes, Trafficking and Laundering the Assets Gained Through<br />
Crimes.<br />
Additionally, in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code Articles 153/2-3, Istanbul<br />
5 th Magistrates Court adjudicated a RESTRICTIONS DECISION dated 09/17/2012 and<br />
Different Jobs No: 212/562.<br />
At the first step relevant to the matter, the interception measure has started related to the<br />
Crimes of Trafficking and Laundering the Assets Gained Through Crimes; since the studies<br />
conducted have resulted in evidences that the individuals have committed Creating a Criminal<br />
Enterprise for the Purpose of Committing Crimes and Bribery crimes, in the following stage,<br />
it was continued to Intercept the Communication related to these crimes.<br />
Summary of the Studies;<br />
The suspicious individuals have acted within the Scope of the underground)<br />
Organization;<br />
‣ In order to meet the Russian banks’s need for hot money, they’ve been transferring money<br />
through shell companies with commission through the (old) system they’ve developed to<br />
not to get caught by the international banking practices and couriering money,<br />
‣ Bypassing the embargo against Iran, carrying Iran’s money in other countries into Iran and<br />
in order to meet the hot money demand without getting caught in the international banking<br />
practices through the (new) system they’ve developed, transferring money through real or<br />
shell companies and exporting gold,<br />
‣ Bypassing the embargo placed on Iran, moving Iran’s money located in Turkey into Iran<br />
and in order to meet her need for hot money through the (new) system they’ve developed,<br />
they’ve presented fake documents to Halk Bank about the exports between Dubai and Iran<br />
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