Cryptocurrency exchange thodex Faruk Fatih Özer, who was wanted with a red notice within the scope of the investigation carried out against him, was caught by the police in Vlora, Albania on 30 August. Özer, who was on trial for defrauding thousands of people, was extradited from Albania to Turkey.
Albanian Court decided to extradite Faruk Fatih Özer to Turkey
Captured on 30 August thodex On September 2, the Elbasan Court of First Instance decided to continue the detention of Faruk Fatih Özer, its founder. In the ongoing process, the Dıraç Court of Appeals approved Özer’s detention on 20 September. According to the news in Haber Global, as a result of Turkey’s attempts, the Albanian Court approved the extradition of Faruk Fatih Özer to Turkey.
What happened in the Thodex process?
In April 2021, the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex stopped all transactions on the platform. Before long, it was learned that Fatih Özer, the founder of the platform, fled abroad with money worth 2 billion dollars. The person, who has been informed that he was in Albania from time to time since then, was caught in the same country. Then, in the investigation initiated by the Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, 2027 people took part as complainants.
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On the other hand, 21 people, including Thodex founder Özer, took place as suspects. On the other hand, a prison sentence of up to 40,564 years is requested for Fatih Özer on three separate charges. It is stated that the damage of 356 million liras to 2027 people who took place as the complainant of the Great Thodex profiteering. In addition, the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor also decided not to prosecute 61 suspects included in the investigation.