Cumhuriyet Reports From Silivri... Suat Özçağdaş Obstructs the 79th Hearing Day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Case.
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Tensions arose regarding Article 203 of the Criminal Procedure Code on the 79th day of the hearing in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case. Just before the hearing began, the court panel requested that Suat Özçağdaş, a member of parliament from the Yeni Party who was present to observe the trial, be removed from the courtroom.
Defendant Bünyamin Durukan, who is not in custody, stated: "(Defendant Ümit Polat) said he understood the economic difficulties I was experiencing. I explained my payment obligations and cash flow problems to him, but he said he understood but that there was a request from above at that time, and he stated, 'Prepare and bring 30,000 dollars. Payments will be made more easily, we will ease the payments quickly.'"
The 79th hearing of the "Imamoğlu organized crime group" case has begun. Suat Özçağdaş, a New Party Istanbul MP present in the courtroom, caused tension during the hearing. The hearing was not allowed to begin because Özçağdaş reacted negatively to being asked to leave the courtroom.
On the fourth week and 15th day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, the hearing could not begin because Member of Parliament Suat Özçağdaş was present in the courtroom. Özçağdaş, who was removed from the courtroom on July 2nd under Article 203 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, was again asked to leave. After requesting a written decision, and being informed by the presiding judge that the hearing would not begin unless he lef…
In the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, the presiding judge ordered Yeni Parti (New Party) MP Suat Özçağdaş to leave the courtroom, citing a prior decision he had made. Özçağdaş requested the decision in writing. He also reacted angrily to the gendarmerie officers who tried to remove him from the courtroom.
The trial of 414 defendants, 51 of whom are in custody, including presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court's New Courtroom at the Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri, continues for the 79th day.
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