Khan GOAT

"I was put in jail on December 31. Right now I’m just trying to get back to normal". Basically, it all started on November 11, 2023. At that time I was using an account on the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit for trading. One day I placed a P2P order to sell my USDT for about 100,000 Turkish lira (around $2,500). The transaction went through in the usual way: I sold my crypto, and the buyer transferred Turkish lira to my Turkish bank account. All transfers were made from a personal account to a personal account - both my bank account and my Bybit account were registered in my name. For me it was just a normal P2P trade. Some time later I was called to the police station to give a statement. They asked why I had received those liras. I explained that it was a USDT sale and showed them all the proof: 1. the order details, 1. bank statements, 3. transaction receipts. After that they let me go, and I continued living my normal life without suspecting any problems. However, as I later found out, a court case had been happening in parallel without my knowledge. I never received any notification about the court hearing. The trial took place without my participation, and the court sentenced me to 4 years and 8 months in prison. On December 31 the police came to my home and detained me. First I was placed in a detention center, then transferred to a closed prison for about a month, and later moved to an open-type prison. At first I didn’t even understand why I was in prison. Later I received the documents of my case and saw that one of the people involved in the transfer claimed that he had never used Bybit and didn’t know why the money was sent to my account. Meanwhile, the evidence I had previously provided to the police - my order records, receipts, and bank statements - were not presented in court. Later it turned out that the money used in that transaction had allegedly been obtained through fraud, such as investments in financial pyramid schemes. But at the time of the trade I had no way of knowing this, and for me it looked like a completely normal P2P transaction. After almost three months, I was temporarily released home. Right now I’m under a system where I spend two weeks at home and then return to prison for one month, after which I get two weeks at home again. I also hired a lawyer and spent a significant amount of money on my defense. In addition, the court ordered me to pay a fine of 300,000 Turkish lira (about $7,500) to the state. I have now filed an appeal against the court’s decision. The appeal process may take about two months, so right now I’m waiting for the result. For now, that’s the whole story. On March 18 at 14:00 I have to return to prison, and I’m expected to be released again on May 3. Alright guys, that’s all for now. Thanks for the support. Hopefully we’ll talk again sooner. @Bybit_Official @BybitTurkiye @benbybit

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Now let me tell the second part of my story. After one month in the closed prison, I was transferred to an open-type prison in the city of Marash. By the way, the distance from Silifke to Marash is quite large. I was transferred there because I am a foreigner. Life in Marash was a bit easier. The territory of the prison was large, and there were sports facilities - a football field, a basketball court, and even a tennis court. Overall, it was a little more comfortable there. There were many inmates, and at least there were some ways to spend time and distract yourself. If we talk about the types of prisoners, the percentage was roughly the same as in the closed prison. About a month passed. Then one day at 7 in the morning a guard came to me and said: "Pack your things, you are being transferred to another prison." They gave me only 5 minutes to pack. I quickly gathered my belongings, and we left for another prison in the city of Batman, which is even farther from my family. At the same time, my lawyer has been working on my case. We filed petitions to the higher court and also to the Constitutional Court, because I believe that my rights were seriously violated. Here are the main points: I was not present at the court hearing. When I gave my statement at the police station, I was not provided with a translator. I do not speak Turkish well enough, so I had to translate using Google Translate on my phone. I never gave a statement to the prosecutor. I was also not present at the final hearing - that was when the court issued my sentence. I was not given a real opportunity to defend myself. I never received any official notifications about the court hearings and didn’t even know they were happening. At the same time, I periodically went to the police station myself and asked if everything was okay with my case. Every time they told me: "Don’t worry, everything is fine." All of these appeals are now being reviewed by the courts. Most likely the process will take time, but I still hope it will move faster. I simply want the chance to appear in court and give my testimony in my own defense. By the way, in prison I met a very kind person. He is Turkmen, and interestingly he was the only person there who could speak with me in a language I understood well. Yes, his criminal charge is not the best either, but that’s not the point. People make mistakes. The problem is that he has no one in Turkey - no family, no support. He didn’t even have money for basic things like clothes or everyday necessities. I remember when I asked my wife to send me a bit more money because I wanted to help him. At first she was worried and thought that someone in prison was forcing me to give money. I had to explain to her that I simply wanted to help another person. And honestly, there are many people like him there. Especially Syrians - for them life in prison is even harder because many of them have no money and no support at all. Whenever I could, I tried to help them as well - buying clothes like sweatpants, T-shirts, jackets, and other basic things they needed.

Let me share a bit of background about myself. My name is Serik, I’m 30 years old. I have a wife and a 6-year-old daughter. I’m originally from Kazakhstan. I grew up without a father, so life has always had its difficulties. But I’m not complaining - most people on this planet face challenges like that. By education, I am a geodesy engineer. I studied applied geodesy, industrial and civil construction, and remote sensing of the Earth. I started working early - at 18 I became an assistant surveyor while continuing my studies. In total, I have been working "at the plant" for about 12 years, earning my money through hard work. For the past 5 years I have been working on the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey, holding a good position. I take my profession seriously - after all, I spent about 9 years studying and earned several diplomas in higher and secondary education. I entered the crypto world in 2020. At first I was doing arbitrage and P2P trading, later I moved into trading, and eventually started trading memecoins as well. During this time I was scammed several times for large amounts - in total around $350,000 (a drained Solana wallet, a client who simply didn’t pay, and other similar situations - anyone working in crypto probably understands what I mean). It was a very difficult period, but little by little I managed to recover from it. At the same time, I never quit my main job. Later something happened to me that I already wrote about and pinned in my profile. After that, everything in my life started going downhill. Right now there is a big chance that I may lose my job because I am serving a prison sentence. The Turkish system works roughly like this: I spend 1 month in prison, then I get 11 days of leave, then I go back to prison for 45 days, then again 11 days of leave. After that I will spend 3 months in prison, and after every 3 months I get 11 days of leave again. Originally I was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months. But this sentence is divided by two, so in practice it becomes 2 years and 4 months. There is also a kind of state reduction of about 1 year. So in total I will serve about 1 year and 4 months. After that, for another year I will have to report to the local police station every week. So this is a short summary of my life and how I ended up in this situation. Now I want to share a little about my experience in prison. On December 31 I was transferred to a city called Silifke, where I spent 1 month in a closed prison. To be honest, in the cell where I stayed there were about 18 people, while there were only 12 beds, so 6 people slept on the floor. Despite that, the relationships between prisoners were surprisingly warm. On the first day the guys offered me tea and showed hospitality. During the entire month they treated me with respect. By the way, I spent New Year’s Eve there in prison - with chips and cola. If we talk about the reasons people are in prison: about 60% are there for drugs (distribution), around 30% are related to fraud, and the rest are theft, fights, and other crimes. If we talk about those 30% connected to fraud, they can be divided into two groups. About 20% are real scammers - call center operators or people selling "air" online. For example, posting ads for cars, asking for prepayment, and then disappearing with the money. But there is another 10%, and honestly they are the ones I feel most sorry for. These are people who sold their bank accounts to scammers. Of course they are also responsible, but many of them did it because they were in a difficult financial situation. The scheme usually works like this: scammers trick victims, the money goes to the accounts of so-called drops, and then it is cashed out through things like P2P crypto transactions. That is exactly what happened in my case. These "dirty" funds eventually ended up in my bank account. Because of that, a criminal case was opened against me and I received a sentence.

@strenger_ST As they say, after hardship comes ease.

@KhanOffchain Everything will be clear, you are the lucky one, the main thing is to remember: when difficulties multiply and seem insurmountable, you know that victory is near

"I was put in jail on December 31. Right now I’m just trying to get back to normal". Basically, it all started on November 11, 2023. At that time I was using an account on the cryptocurrency exchange Bybit for trading. One day I placed a P2P order to sell my USDT for about 100,000 Turkish lira (around $2,500). The transaction went through in the usual way: I sold my crypto, and the buyer transferred Turkish lira to my Turkish bank account. All transfers were made from a personal account to a personal account - both my bank account and my Bybit account were registered in my name. For me it was just a normal P2P trade. Some time later I was called to the police station to give a statement. They asked why I had received those liras. I explained that it was a USDT sale and showed them all the proof: 1. the order details, 1. bank statements, 3. transaction receipts. After that they let me go, and I continued living my normal life without suspecting any problems. However, as I later found out, a court case had been happening in parallel without my knowledge. I never received any notification about the court hearing. The trial took place without my participation, and the court sentenced me to 4 years and 8 months in prison. On December 31 the police came to my home and detained me. First I was placed in a detention center, then transferred to a closed prison for about a month, and later moved to an open-type prison. At first I didn’t even understand why I was in prison. Later I received the documents of my case and saw that one of the people involved in the transfer claimed that he had never used Bybit and didn’t know why the money was sent to my account. Meanwhile, the evidence I had previously provided to the police - my order records, receipts, and bank statements - were not presented in court. Later it turned out that the money used in that transaction had allegedly been obtained through fraud, such as investments in financial pyramid schemes. But at the time of the trade I had no way of knowing this, and for me it looked like a completely normal P2P transaction. After almost three months, I was temporarily released home. Right now I’m under a system where I spend two weeks at home and then return to prison for one month, after which I get two weeks at home again. I also hired a lawyer and spent a significant amount of money on my defense. In addition, the court ordered me to pay a fine of 300,000 Turkish lira (about $7,500) to the state. I have now filed an appeal against the court’s decision. The appeal process may take about two months, so right now I’m waiting for the result. For now, that’s the whole story. On March 18 at 14:00 I have to return to prison, and I’m expected to be released again on May 3. Alright guys, that’s all for now. Thanks for the support. Hopefully we’ll talk again sooner. @Bybit_Official @BybitTurkiye @benbybit

@zugethboy0 That’s why I was absent for such a long time.

@KhanOffchain Fuck man sorry to hear this

I also attached a screenshot of the Bybit order confirming that it was a regular P2P transaction. However, this document was not even considered by the court as evidence that I am simply a regular P2P trader who sold my own legitimately earned funds through Bybit’s P2P system. Order number: 1727655733332856832 @Bybit_Official @BybitTurkiye

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@KhanOffchain Everything will be fine🙏

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