Opinion
Turkish Cypriot tycoon Falyalı gunned down in raid near home
Halil Falyalı, a distinguished Turkish Cypriot businessperson who was not too long ago going through a number of authorized points, was shot useless in an assault within the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’ (TRNC) metropolis Girne (Kyrenia), close to his dwelling on Tuesday night. Falyalı was touring in a motorcade when unknown gunmen sprayed his automotive with gunfire, in keeping with media reviews.
His driver died on the scene whereas Falyalı succumbed to his wounds at a hospital he was taken to in Lefkoşa (Nicosia). Docs mentioned he had a number of gunshot wounds on his physique.
Turkish Cypriot police mentioned in an announcement that an investigation was underway and photographs allegedly displaying gunmen in a safety digital camera footage nonetheless spreading on social media had been false. A manhunt is underway to search out the suspects who reportedly fled by sea following the incident. Ihlas Information Company (IHA) reported on Wednesday that one suspect was detained in reference to the incident.
A former bodyguard turned businessperson, Falyalı was the proprietor of a preferred lodge/on line casino in Girne. He was entangled with a number of lawsuits lately. In 2010, he was arrested on prices of risk however was later launched. Final 12 months, he was once more arrested and tried on prices of assault and abduction over a case involving a former worker he allegedly held for stealing his cash. The case was closed on lack of proof and Falyalı was launched from jail in December. He was additionally a defendant in a trial in america over cash laundering.
A widely known determine in Turkish Cypriot enterprise group, Falyalı’s title got here up in infamous movies of a fugitive Turkish mobster final 12 months, who claimed Falyalı secretly videotaped folks staying in his lodge to blackmail them.
Supply: Every day Sabah
