5 People Sentenced to Aggravated Life İmprisonment in Zirve Massacre Case Arrested

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Sentenced to three consecutive aggravated lifetime imprisonments in Zirve Publishing House slaughter case, Emre Günaydın, Abuzer Yıldırım, Hamit Çeker, Salih Gürler and Cuma Özdemir have been arrested.

The five defendants were taken from their homes last evening and brought to court this morning (September 30). The defendants were arrested.

The defendants had been sentenced to three consecutive aggravated lifetime imprisonment on charge of “designed homicide” but not been arrested.

What had happened

Returned from Germany on April 18, 2007 and started to live in Turkey, Tilman Ekkehart Geske, Necati Aydın and Uğur Yüksel had been killed at the publishing house.

Salih Gürler, Cuma Özdemir, Hamit Çeker and Abuzer Yıldırım were caught at scene, Necati Aydın and Uğur Yüksel were caught as trying to escape from the window of the third floor.