Wednesday, 3 May 2017 | MYT 11:16 AM
Cops investigating abduction of Turkish man due to testify in court
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are investigating the alleged abduction of a Turkish man by unknown individuals at a carpark in Damansara Heights Tuesday, a day before he was to appear as a witness in a case at the magistrate's court.
Turgay Karaman, who is believed to be the principal of an international school in Ipoh, was supposed to testify in a trial set for May 3 and 4.
Karaman was supposed to meet his friend, Suheyl Ozcelik, at their lawyer's office in Damansara Heights at 4.30pm but did not turn up.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said police are studying the CCTV footage and trying to get in touch with the victim's wife.
"We need to gather all the facts first.
"If indeed he was kidnapped, the family must refrain from spreading information that can jeopardise the investigation, " he said.
Worried for Karaman's safety, Ozcelik lodged a police report at the Damansara Police Station.
According to Ozcelik, Karaman was supposed to meet him at their lawyer's office in Damansara Heights at 4.30pm.
Ozcelik told police that he arrived with two other friends at the venue five minutes before the appointment and saw Karaman's car.
However, when the meeting started at 4.35pm, the friends noticed Karaman's absence and started calling and texting him only to realise that his phone was turned off and the messages were not delivered.
Ozcelik and his lawyers continued with the meeting and later tried to call Karaman but their efforts were futile.
"I started to panic because two of my Turkish friends were abducted on Oct 13 last year and were deported to Turkey the next day," claimed Ozcelik.
He said he managed to secure CCTV footage from the building's management office which showed Taraman surrounded by five men in two cars and was forced to enter one of the cars.
"I'm afraid for his safety," he said.
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/05/03/turkish-man-international-school-head-reported-missing/#ucKQibAHEBEaVUDu.99
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