Lawyer speaks out after founder of Manifest group and Hypers agency arrested
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- Tolga Akış, founder of Manifest group and Hypers agency, was arrested and subsequently detained on charges including obscenity and drug use.
- His lawyer, Kaya Pulat, stated the arrest grounds are identical to a concluded case from 2025 concerning a concert.
- Pulat expressed confidence in Akış's imminent release, asserting that his client's role as founder and producer led to the severe measure despite no prior involvement in the investigation.
Tolga Akış, the founder of the Manifest group and Hypers agency, has been arrested and detained on multiple charges, including obscenity, drug use, and money laundering. The decision has drawn a strong response from his legal counsel.
Akış's lawyer, Kaya Pulat, stated that the primary charge leading to his client's detention is "facilitating obscene publications." Pulat emphasized that the justification for the arrest is identical to that used in a case concluded previously, which also stemmed from a concert held on September 6, 2025.
Approximately one year later, the same actions have been re-evaluated, and a custodial sentence, the most severe protective measure, has been imposed on my client solely based on his role as the group's founder and producer.
"Approximately one year later, the same actions have been re-evaluated, and a custodial sentence, the most severe protective measure, has been imposed on my client solely based on his role as the group's founder and producer," Pulat explained. He asserted that Akış was not involved in any stage of the investigation concerning the concert.
Pulat voiced strong conviction in his client's swift return to freedom. "We are fully confident that my client will be released as soon as possible," he stated. Legal action to appeal the arrest warrant has been initiated, with the expectation that the process will be clarified within the legal framework.
We are fully confident that my client will be released as soon as possible.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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