On March 3, 2020 an investigation has been initiated against him due to a news published in Odatv about the funeral of the martyr of National Intelligence Agency (MIT) in Libya. [9] He was arrested on March 6, 2020 in Istanbul Çağlayan Courthouse, where he went to give his statement. [10] In his defense, he stated that the real reason for his arrest, after 9 years, was his prior and new coming book.