US EditionJailed Istanbul Mayor in Court over Prosecutor 'Threat'
- Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s incarcerated mayor, attended a court hearing on June 16 at Silivri prison where he faced allegations related to intimidating the city’s chief public prosecutor.
- The charges against Imamoglu relate to statements he allegedly made about the trustworthiness of Istanbul’s top public prosecutor and are separate from the corruption investigation that led to his arrest in March.
- Imamoglu represented himself, denied all allegations, asserted he exercised constitutional free speech, and said opposition views are being judged alongside the will of tens of millions.
- He said, “What I said was freedom of expression” and denied any threat, while supporters outside chanted “Turkey is proud of you” and called for unity.
- Imamoglu is at risk of receiving a prison sentence exceeding seven years along with a ban from political activities, while human rights organizations have criticized his detention as an attempt to silence opposition ahead of important national elections.
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Jailed Istanbul mayor in court over prosecutor ‘threat’
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Malay Mail
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ISTANBUL, June 16 — Istanbul’s jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the leading opponent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, appeared in court today on charges of threatening the city’s public prosecutor. The case is one of a number of investigations targeting Imamoglu, but is not connected to the graft probe that led to his arrest in March, which sparked Turkiye’s worst street protests in over a decade. Imamoglu, 54, is on trial over remarks he …
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DEM Party co-chairs will apply to the Ministry of Justice to visit imprisoned politicians
The co-chairs of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan, and the party's deputy chair responsible for local politics, Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki, will submit a request to the Ministry of Justice to visit several imprisoned politicians and dismissed elected officials in Silivri Prison in Istanbul. According to the information provided, the request concerns, among others, the following politicians:…
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