Crypto exchange CEO found dead in Turkish prison as victims’ lawyer demands investigation – DL News
- Faruk Fatih Özer, CEO of the collapsed Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, was found dead in a single-person cell, his lawyer confirmed.
- He was sentenced last year to 11,196 years.
- Victims’ lawyer said the death “raises serious questions about both public confidence in the justice system.”
Faruk Fatih Özer, CEO of the collapsed Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, was found dead in prison on Saturday, his lawyer confirmed to DL News.
“Faruk’s passing has deeply shaken us all,” Özer’s lawyer Sevgi Erarslan told DL News.
Özer was sentenced last year to 11,196 years in prison on charges including “founding and leading a criminal organisation,” “aggravated fraud,” and “money laundering.”
His crypto exchange Thodex…
