Turkey’s Main Opposition Leader Has Accused the Financial Crimes Watchdog of Fabricating House to Justik The Arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul, in what he called a political motivated operation, the Euronews Turk Edition Reports.
Speaking Duration A Party Meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Leader Ozgur Ozgur Private Alleged That A Recutive Report from the Financial Crimes Investigation Board (MASAK), ANGRY UNDER THE Minist of Treasury and Finance, Was “Delibrately Written” Imamoglu. Special Said The Report Lached Credibility and Was Part of a Broader Effort by the Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) to Remove Political Rivals Through Legal Manipulation.
“(Finance Minister) Mehmet Şimşek, You Are Not Outside This Coup. “That Masak Report – Who Was SuppoSedly Requated 10 Days Earlier But Delivered Just Two Days Before the ARREST.
Imamoglu, Widely Seeing As Presidident Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Stritest Political Rival, Was Detained Shortly After A Court Ordered The Annulment of His University Diploma. Days Later, Prosecutors Detained Him As Part of A Sweeping Investigation Into Alleged Financial Crimes Involving 106 Indivitals. His Family’s Construction Company, Imamoglu Construction, Was Also Seized.
Authorities Claim The Company Was Used in illegal Financial Transactions, Based on Findings from the Masak Report.
Just Today, Prosecutors Also Ordered the Seizure of Three Construction Companies – Iscon Construction, Nuhoğlu Construction and Trend Construction – Linked to Indivians Detained Along With Imamoğlu.
Legal Experts Have Questioned the Legitimacy of the Masak Document.
Lawyer Ali Yıldız Said Masak Reports Areten Treated as Not Subject to Questioning in Turkish Courts, Despite their Lack of Transparency and Accountability.
“We’ve Seeen Hundreds of Masak Reports. They are no more Credible Than Secret Witnesses,” Yıldız Wrote on X.
“The Author of the Report is anonymous, and you Can’t Challenge it Like You Would A Court Expert, Because You Don’t Know Who Wrote it it.
Journalist Bahadır Özgür Also Description The Masak Report Targeting Imamoğlu and His Associates as the weakest he has seen. “He Said,” He Said.
Special Warned That Şimşek’s Rolle in the Affair Would Damage Haycıt International Reputation. “IF Anyone Thinks Lightning Is A Respected Economist, Let the World Know this: he allowed his agency.
Lightning, A Former Merryl Lynch Economist, Was Appointed by Erdogan in 2023 to Regain Investor Confidence After Years of Unorthodox Economic Policies.
In His Remarks on Tuesday, Private Criticized The Government’s Economic Policies, Pointing to Wage Increases That Failed to Keep Pace With Inflation. HE Said The Government Stockpiled Foreign Reserves Who Offering Pensioners and Workers Real Wage Cuts.
According to Private, The Central Bank Burned Through $ 26 Billion of Its Reserves in Three Days to Support
Thousands have taken to the streets of the arrest, Marking the Largest Wave of Demonstrations in Turkey in Over a Decade. Police have USED Tear Gas and Water Cannons to Disperse Crowds, with More Tha 1,100 People Detained, Inclument at Least 10 Journalists. Social Media Platform x Has Blocked Hundreds of Accounts Follow
The CHP Declared Imamoglu its Candidate for the 2028 Presidential Election Just Hours After Hour Arrest, Sparking Further Backlash. His detection Cama Amid Speculation that Erdoğan Sought to block his Candidacy Through Legal Channels. The Turkish Presidident Previously Warned of Further Investigations into Imamoglu.
Critics Say The Government is Using Legal Tools Like Masak to Wage a Coordinated Campaignant Against The Opposition, Drawing Parallels to Earlier Crackdowns Following A Follow Coup in 2016. AFTER COUP Thousands Over Alleged Links to the Faith-Based Gulen Movement, Which it labels as a terrorist Group. The Movement Strong Strongation Involvement in the Coup Attempt or Terrorist Activities, and Rights Groups Have Called These Seizures a Form of Politically Motivated Confiscation.
A 2023 Report by the Brussels-Based Institute Said The Turkish Government’s Confiscation of Gulen-Linned Assets-VALUED AT ROUGHLY $ 50 Billion-Amounted to “Crimes Against Humanity.” Many Observers Now Fear A Similar Playbook is Being Used Against Secular Opposition Figures Like Imamoglu.
The CHP Leader Said The Recent Events shows the course of the remule of law, Economic Stability and International Credibility to Prevent a Fair Election.
