84:Çet jumped. Then the men's lawyers alleged that Çet was not a virgin anymore and also agreed to drink alcohol in a secluded room. Therefore, the defense and the courts medical department came to the conclusion that the sexual intercourse was performed in mutual consent, which caused an outcry in social media. The defense also complained that the family of Çet pressured the public society for an arrest of the defendants. As the defending lawyers demanded the release of their clients, the public applauded, to which a member of Çet's family responded "You killed our daughter, what are you applauding" The prosecution aimed at an aggravated life sentence for the defendants. In December 2019, Çağatay Aksu was convicted to a life sentence for the killing of Şule Çet and received a second sentence over 12 and a half years for "deprivation of liberty and sexual assault". His accomplice Berk Akand was sentenced to 18 years and 9 months for his assistance in the murder. The lawyer of the Çet family, said he would appeal the verdict, as he did not agree with the court that Aksu has shown such a good behavior in court, that he merited only a life sentence instead of an aggravated life sentence. In June 2020, both verdicts were confirmed by the appeals court in Ankara, but the attorneys of the Çet family did still not agree on the alleviating conduct of Aksu during the trial, therefore they vowed to appeal the verdict.
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