It was decided to extradite Thodex founder Faruk Fatih Özer from Albania to Turkey. Özer will be returned until May 3.
The Extradition of Faruk Fatih Özer, Founder of Thodex
According to the decision of the Albanian Supreme Court, Thodex founder fugitive Faruk Fatih Özer will be extradited to Turkey until 3 May.
Wanted with a red notice, Özer was caught in Albania on 30 August.
The decision of the Elbasan Court of First Instance on the continuation of Özer's detention on September 2 was also appealed by Özer's lawyers on September 14.
The Duraç Court of Appeals also upheld the decision on Özer's detention on 20 September.
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced that Özer would be extradited to Turkey after the court process in Albania.
In a written statement made by the Albanian Supreme Court on March 15, it was announced that Özer had applied to the Supreme Court to overturn the extradition decision.
Özer was requested to be extradited to Turkey on charges of "establishing a criminal organization" and "qualified fraud".
Thodex, the Istanbul-based cryptocurrency exchange with 400 thousand users, was suddenly stopped in April 2021.
Then users began to be unable to access their accounts. It was determined that the founder of the platform, Faruk Fatih Özer, fled to Albania on April 20.
It is stated that Özer made preparations before escaping and took a large amount of money with him. Serap Özer, who was imprisoned in the investigation opened on the subject, said in her statement that her brother Faruk Fatih Özer wanted the hacking report of the company on April 18, 2021, documents related to company lawsuits, documents related to trial balance and budget, decision, share, general assembly book.
Özer went abroad with these documents and millions of dollars in crypto money that he obtained by defrauding 400 thousand people.
Thodex victims have yet to recover their losses.
*Not investment advice.