Berberoğlu was sentenced to life imprisonment on charge of "espionage" in the MİT Trucks case in which also journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül stood trial. His sentence was later reduced to 25 years in prison.
Avukat Ergün ayrıca İstanbul 14. Ağır Ceza Mahkemesi'nin verdiği 25 yıllık hapis cezasına ilişkin temyiz dilekçesini de İstanbul Bölge Adliye Mahkemesi'ne sundu.