Good morning from New York.
Former Halkbank manager Hakan Atilla, who served his sentence for a record sanctions-busting scheme and now heads Istanbul’s main stock exchange, has an appeal of his convictions in the Second Circuit this morning.
Covering it for @CourthouseNews.
Former Halkbank manager Hakan Atilla, who served his sentence for a record sanctions-busting scheme and now heads Istanbul’s main stock exchange, has an appeal of his convictions in the Second Circuit this morning.
Covering it for @CourthouseNews.
@CourthouseNews Service advisory: No live-tweet today, but I'll post the highlights immediately after.
Also, all Second Circuit arguments are posted on the court's website following the hearing, and so you will be able to listen for yourselves after it has concluded.
Also, all Second Circuit arguments are posted on the court's website following the hearing, and so you will be able to listen for yourselves after it has concluded.
When ex-Halkbank manager Hakan Atilla’s sentence ended in July, Erdogan’s son-in-law Berat Albayrak gave him a hero’s welcome in Turkey and a cushy new job running Istanbul’s stock exchange.
Atilla’s attorneys appealed his convictions this morning anyway.
Atilla’s attorneys appealed his convictions this morning anyway.
