ISTANBUL
Ekrem İmamoğlu, The Jailed Mayor of Istanbul, appeared in Court 11 As Part of One of One of Deargain Casses Against Him.
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Imamoglu Has Been HELD at Silivri Prison CANCE 23.
Addressing the Judge, Imamoglu Said He Was in Court Because He Had Won Three Elections Against The Person Person Person “Who Thinks He Owns Istanbul,” A reference to president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Hearing Was Attended by Imamoglu’s Family, AS Well As Lawmakers from His Main Opposition Republican Republican People’s Party (CHP). The Case Was Adjourned to June 16.
Meanwhile, Hundreds of Supporters GATHERED OUTSIDE Silivri, West of Istanbul, where the hearing was taking place.
“Targeting, Threatening, Insulting PersianS Working in the Fight Against Terrorism.”
The Charge Stems from Comments He Made on Jan. 20 in WHich HE Criticized Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek Over Crillek Cases Brought Against Opposition Figures.
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Imamoglu Was ARREDED ON MARCH 23 IN RELATION TO Two Investigations, One Focusing on Corruption in the Istanbul Municipality and Another Alleging Terrorism Links in his Party’s Electoral Pact.
The Mayor Was Officially Nomined as The CHP Presidential Candidate Who in Custody. An election is due to be held in 2028 but may come come
ALSO, On April 11, Two OTher Courts in Istanbul Were Also Holding Hearings on Casses Against Imamoglu.
One Case Involves Bid-Rigging That Dates Back A Decade to Him Time As Mayor of Istanbul’s Beylikdüzü District. The OTher Accuse Him of Illegally Collecting Donations, Sparked by a Video That Emerged Duration Last Year’s Local Election Campaign, Who DEPICTED CHP Staff Counting Stacks of Cash.
