Businessman Muhsin Talay has been arrested in Brussels after authorities acted on an Interpol notice issued at Turkey’s request. Talay had sought refuge in Belgium, but he is now in custody and faces possible extradition. Talay was acquitted in a murder trial in Amed, known in Turkish as Diyarbakır, before the 4th High Criminal Court. The arrest comes while his asylum proceedings in Belgium are still pending. The case is linked to the 2005 killing of Murat Baycan in Amed, which took place under unclear circumstances. Baycan was alleged to have worked as an informant and an agent for Turkey’s intelligence service, MIT. Talay had been accused of involvement in the killing, but was acquitted in the earlier proceedings. Family members say Talay remains linked to the murder despite his acquittal, pointing to a report attributed to MIT. They accuse Turkish authorities of trying to prosecute and sentence him again based on evidence they say was discredited at trial. Talay’s family also claims he faced repeated pressure from MIT during the court proceedings. Fearing mistreatment and renewed prosecution, he left Turkey and applied for asylum in Belgium. While that application was under review, he was arrested in Brussels on the Interpol notice. His family says other relatives also cannot return to Turkey and are living in Europe as asylum seekers or refugees. They are calling on Belgian authorities not to extradite Talay and to grant him protection.