Former Turkish prosecutor Zekeriya Öz, who handled probes into alleged coup and large-scale corruption cases in Turkey’s governmental ciircles has fled with a colleague to Germany via Georgia and Armenia after learning of an upcoming arrest, Hürriyet Daily News reports.

According to the reports, Öz flew to Germany from Armenia on August 11. He didn’t encounter any problems since the arrest warrant had not been issued then. 

It remains unknown whether he is still in Germany or has left for another country. 

Zekeriya Öz’s cousin, Yusuf Öz, who was a candidate MP for the Democratic Party (DP) during the election on June 7, also commented on the situation, saying his cousin should not have fled. 

Yusuf Öz argued his cousin had been manipulated by the AKP government and probably fled as he did not trust the Turkish justice system. 

“Yesterday he was celebrated as a hero, now he is slammed as a traitor, which is a situation that needs to be questioned,” he said.