All assets of Dilan Polat and Engin Polat, who came to the agenda with their posts on social media, were seized after an investigation by MASAK following allegations against them.
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Upon the request of tax inspectors, the Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office issued a decision to search 15 companies belonging to the Polat couple. After the searches, many materials were seized.
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‘We apologize for being spoiled’
Dilan Polat, who closed her social media accounts during the process, opened her Instagram account and published a joint statement with her husband Engin Polat.
See this post on Instagram
The statement said:
“At this time of time, like all our citizens, we are trying to live our lives. We also have human mistakes, just like every servant. While continuing our trade, we have had some ethical and decent excesses, spoilage and show off in front of the society due to various human and worldly reasons. Because of these, we have been embarrassed in the presence of Allah, and we have been inconsiderate and unkind in front of you. From time to time, we have better realized in this process that we have exceeded our limits due to various human weaknesses. There is an unwritten rule that has been said that there is a good in every evil and that never changes. In these difficult times, when our trade was stopped, our reputation was tried to be destroyed, right and wrong were shown intertwined, where reason, reason and conscience were lost against us, and where we acted with the logic of “knock it off”, in accordance with the principle of "there is ease with difficulty", we had the opportunity to retreat into our own shell, so to speak, to pause, contemplate, come to ourselves and account for the events that took place. After this self-criticism, we are aware that apologizing to our nation in front of the public and in a new orientation before God, we should be away from ostentation and extremism. Regarding the difficult times we are going through, it is necessary to make some explanations in order to reveal the facts. There is a prosecution investigation against us.
‘The post-trial outcome is like a mountain giving birth to a mouse’
The investigation in question is being conducted confidentially. There is a MASAK preliminary report on this investigation. In addition, the prosecutor's office continues to collect evidence and investigate the events in question. According to the MASAK report, there are no other accusations, findings and evidence against us (black money, illegal betting, etc.) other than tax liability. All information and documents have been submitted to the prosecutor's office and the tax administration, and all kinds of actions, including the excavation of our garden, have been taken and continue to be taken. The assessment of our lawyers and the scientific opinions of the experts that our courts rely on are that there can be no accusations of organizational crime, black money, betting, etc. other than tax liability. When we take a look at all the investigations that have taken place in similar cases in our country to date, the result after the trial is like the mountain giving birth to a mouse.
All assets of Dilan Polat and her husband Engin Polat seized
Therefore, we expect the investigating authorities to act in anticipation of the outcome of the trial with the highest identity of a citizen. At the moment, all our bank accounts, the platforms and methods of our trade have been cautioned. When this process continues for a while longer, the damage that our state will suffer in terms of employment and tax revenue will be many times more than the benefit to be obtained from the investigation. This is always the case in practice. We would like our judicial authorities to look at the statistics at their disposal and evaluate the difference between the beginning and the end. Freedom of trade is a constitutional right. As long as the method of trade is not criminalized, a person is free to engage in any trade he/she wishes. Investigations are carried out according to the rules of criminal procedure and principles. While we are accused, we also have legal rights and the situations in our favor should also be taken into account. In this process, everyone is expecting something, and we are among those who are waiting.
‘Everything will be revealed’
At the same time, we are facing a lynching of journalists and social media, we are under attack by a few biased TV channels.
With the exception of a few media outlets, we are being attacked with the trappings of a vulture without any objective criteria and without any scruples. Except for a few exceptions like Murat Ağırel, who has a fairness approach even if he is against us, we will hold them all to account before the law and expose them continuously as time progresses and the truth comes out. Again, a few impersonal and self-interested individuals who are social media phenomena, we know what you are up to. We are aware of what kind of bargains you are making with whom and your account books. We have now understood and identified your cooperation with the traitors closest to us. We know that you are drooling, our efforts will never be good for you, and you should know this.
We will break your back in the face of the law, and we will make it clear to the public what kind of characters you are. Those who are oppressed will also have helpers in their hard times. Does Allah ever give up on His servants? To summarize, we are living in difficult times due to these people, most of whom are malicious and impersonal, inflated by the calculating sector. These individuals make life unlivable for us. Know, friends, that we are not accused of bid rigging, bribery or betrayal of any value. Yes, sometimes such blessings come with burdens. We accept this as a warning. Everything will be revealed and we will continue to employ thousands of people and provide added value to our country by being more prudent and experienced. The candle of the cruel, impersonal collaborators will be extinguished.”