A report concerning an investigation into people who shared documents from the fund investigation cited Article 285 of the Turkish Penal Code, which regulates the offense of violating the confidentiality of an investigation. The provision prescribed imprisonment of between one and three years or a judicial fine for publicly violating the confidentiality of an investigation under certain conditions. The conditions included disclosure of investigative procedures in a manner that violated the presumption of innocence, confidentiality of communications or private life, or was capable of obstructing the establishment of the material truth. The law also excluded from criminal liability reporting on investigation and prosecution proceedings without exceeding the limits of news reporting. The portion of the report included in the source did not contain information on the identities of the people investigated or the judicial measures taken against them.
12 October 2026
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