(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) An Istanbul court on Monday released the deputy chief of Istanbul police who was arrested over a reported road rage related murder in Istanbul last week.
The Bakirkoy Penal Court of Peace ruled to free Yilmaz pending trial after his lawyer appealed against his imprisonment. The court decided on the release after establishing that all evidence has been gathered and there was no risk of Yilmaz fleeing the country.
On Aug. 17, Celal Yilmaz, 51, shot and killed motorcyclist Ahmet Sulusoglu, 32, following an argument while he was on his way home with his wife - who is also a police officer - early Monday morning in Istanbul's Halkali district, police said.
Yildiz reportedly called the police emergency line at around 1.00 a.m. local time (2200GMT, Sunday) to say he had shot and killed Sulusoglu, police added.
Police said that Yilmaz claimed Sulusoglu followed him, after their argument, to his house in Halkali police lodging.
Sulusoglu allegedly stopped Yilmaz's car with his motorcycle and the two continued arguing, according to Yilmaz's testimony.
Sulusoglu allegedly pulled a gun on Yilmaz while the deputy police chief was parking his car. Istanbul police have determined that Sulusoglu's gun was a blank cartridge gun.
Yilmaz had been sent to jail Monday night.
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