Prison notes enter probe into MIT official Kozinoğlu's death
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Handwritten notes by former MIT deputy undersecretary Kaşif Kozinoğlu, written shortly before his death in Silivri Prison, have been added to the investigation file. Prosecutors will examine the notes alongside allegations of negligence and poisoning. The notes claim he was deliberately targeted in the OdaTV case.
Key Facts
- At least 15 suspects are expected to be called to testify in the investigation into Kozinoğlu's death.
- Kozinoğlu wrote in his notes that he was a 'chosen scapegoat' in the OdaTV case and that the case was a conspiracy against him.
- The notes state that Kozinoğlu was on duty in Afghanistan with the knowledge and order of the highest state authorities before his arrest.
- Kozinoğlu denied any connection to FETÖ schools in Uzbekistan or the Sabancı assassination.
The Investigation
The Silivri Chief Public Prosecutor's Office launched the investigation after Justice Minister Akın Gürlek ordered that no unsolved case remain in the dark. At least 15 suspects are expected to be called to testify. The handwritten notes Kozinoğlu wrote in cell B-1, room 4, shortly before his death, and which he planned to submit to the court, have been added to the case file. Prosecutors will examine the notes together with allegations of negligence and poisoning in the prison.
The Notes
In the notes, Kozinoğlu stated that he was deliberately chosen as a victim in the OdaTV case, one of FETÖ's conspiracy trials. He wrote that he did not know any of the defendants and had no contact with a single journalist during his 37-year career. Kozinoğlu wrote: 'I am in this case as a chosen scapegoat from MIT. It is a conspiracy directly against me based on claims that my surname appears in computer data with no evidentiary value.' He also denied any connection to FETÖ schools in Uzbekistan or the Sabancı assassination, and stated that he was on duty in Afghanistan with the knowledge and order of the highest state authorities before his arrest.
Targeting Claims
Kozinoğlu wrote that he was targeted in the media by Mehmet Eymür, who had been dismissed from MIT, and that his photographs were leaked to the press. He wrote: 'In many countries, those who expose intelligence officers' identities are severely punished. Here, they even take their photographs. Do they face punishment? No. They openly wrote that I was on duty in connection with Al-Qaeda. They targeted me and my entire family.' Kozinoğlu added: 'I have been tested greatly by love for the state. But those who tried to conspire against me in this case have not yet been tested. If prison is a state duty, I accept it. But if I am to be executed without trial based on the claims of the conspirators, or forced to take the blame for someone else's crime, I cannot accept that.'
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