Private hire driver Suleyman Parin, who changed his name to Alex Stone in 2016. (Image: Tim Merry/Mirror Express.) Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletter Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice An alleged gangland
Gunman has been found working as an
Uber driver in Britain.
Turkish national Suleyman Parin has been doing the
Job while living in the UK. He faces being extradited to his homeland over claims he held a gun to a man's head and tried to extort money from him and could be caged for up to 25 years if convicted of the offence. The 55-year-old, who was arrested by Britain's
FBI and has to wear an electronic tag, was able to register with the taxi app but has since been removed from its roster of drivers. Read More Related Articles
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Tottenham, North London. The father of five changed his name to Alex Stone in July 2016. Speaking near his BMW 5 Series, which had a Transport for
London private hire badge, he confirmed he worked as a minicab driver. TfL states drivers "must be of good character" and have an enhanced criminal check. Asked whether he was of "good character", Parin replied: "Of course. My friend, this case 2008, not this country matter." Questioned on whether TfL is aware of the crimes he is accused of in Turkey, he said: "TfL doesn’t matter." Join the Daily Record
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Turkey to stand trial, Parin mentioned the country's hardman ruler, President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He said: "I don’t trust… Turkey government because government, you know, Erdogan dictator." Turkish prosecutors want Parin extradited for his alleged role in a dispute in 2008 between two men who hired criminal gangs during a feud. Documents say Parin's home was used to "imprison" Huseyin Yalcin while crooks tried to extort money from him. Parin allegedly forced Yalcin to give him his BMW and "give away 39-40 acres of land and a detached house". The papers add: "During the course of this, it is alleged that a gun was held to the head of Huseyin Yalcin." Read More Related Articles Police probe launched into death of man found in park as forensic tent erected Read More Related Articles Brits living mortgage free after leaving the
UK and buying new home for just £7k Parin is also accused of demanding money from Yalcin’s father to "save" his son. National Crime Agency officers arrested Parin in 2022 after Turkey requested extradition. He is appealing and denies wrongdoing. Parin is said to have lived in
Britain since 1986 and held a
British passport for 29 years. Uber said: "We are investigating these allegations, are in touch with TfL and have removed this driver's access to our platform. "All drivers are licensed by a local authority, who carry out checks." TfL said: "We are urgently investigating these reports with law enforcement agencies." The Home Office said: "We do not routinely comment on individual cases." Top news stories today Girl hacked off hair after racist abuse Girl died on hols from hidden condition Call for drug use to be decriminalised Muscle from arm fills hole in throat Don't miss the latest news from around
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