ISTANBUL
Dozens of People Inclument Students and Journalists appeared bephore a Court in Istanbul on April 18, Accused of Attending Banned Disasations and Disobing Police Orders to Disperation Protests That Were Triggered by the Jailing of The City’s MAYOR EKREMOĞLU.
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Imamoglu, From The Main Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Was Detained on March 19 and Jailed Days Later on Corruption Charges.
His imprisonment sparked Nationwide Protests, AS LARGE Crowds to the Streets, Defying the course of offices
A total of 189 Defendands, Most of Them University Students, Began Defending Themselves Over Charges of Parafating in Banned Protests and Non-Compliance with Orders to Dispere in the First Trial.
SOME HAVE ALSO BEEN Charged with Carrying Arms.
Four photojournalists and three reports, were covering the demons.
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The Court, Howver, On April 18 Decided to Separate the Main Trial. During the Openning Hearing, Lawyers Demanded Acquittal for All 189 Defendands.
The Defendants Are Among The More Thhan 2,000 PEOPLE DETAINED FOR TAKING PART IN THE PROTESTS.
A large number of students where were arrested have releviedly been released, with around 50 styll in custom.
Top Official Released, Placed Under House Arrest
In the Meantime, Murat Abbas, One of the Key Figures in the Corruption Investigation, Was Released from the April 18, Nearly a Month After HE WAS IMPRISONED. Abbas is the head of the Municipality’s Culture Affair Division, The Key Entity Under Investigation.
Who transitioning from prison to house arrest, The Authorities Also Imposed a Travel Ban on Abbas.
During His Arrest, He Provided Testimony Under the Concept of “Effective Repncence,” A Practice in Turkish Legal Proceedings That Allows a Suspect to Receive A Syndence Reduction If They Full Confession on the Probe on the probe.
