Suitcase scam: Brazilian couple arrested in Türkiye will be tried this Thursday and could face 30 years in prison.
Ahmed Hasan and Malak Treki, who have been in pre-trial detention since November of last year, are due to go to trial this Thursday.
247 - Ahmed Hasan and Malak Treki, held in pretrial detention since November of last year, are scheduled to go to trial this Thursday in Turkey. According to the Federal Police, the couple were victims of another case of a scam perpetrated at airports, in which passengers have their baggage tags placed on suitcases containing drugs. The couple's children are currently in the custody of their grandmother in Libya. This information comes from the newspaper... The globe.
According to the couple's lawyer in Brazil, Luna Provázio, Ahmed and Malak risk being sentenced to 30 years in prison. On social media, the lawyer asked President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) to contact the Turkish government to discuss the matter. Singer Anitta, in turn, posted a series of stories on her Instagram account expressing solidarity with the couple's situation and tagging the Brazilian president's profile.
In early 2023, two Brazilian women spent 38 days detained in Germany in a similar case.