Journalist Murat Ağırel referred to judge with request for arrest

Journalist Murat Ağırel was referred to a judge with a request for his arrest. The request has been brought before the judge; no decision on whether to order his detention has been reported.

Ağırel had previously been among 17 suspects sent to the courthouse as part of a money-laundering investigation in Istanbul. His referral to a judge marks a further stage in the judicial process involving the investigation.

There is no information about whether the request for his arrest has been accepted. The confirmed development is that Ağırel was sent to a judge with a request for his arrest.