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‘Politicized’ Trial Begins for Istanbul Mayor
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‘Politicized’ trial begins for Istanbul mayor
Istanbul mayor and Turkish opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu went on trial March 9, accused of establishing an “İmamoğlu Criminal Organization for Profit” that operated parallel to and was concealed by his official duties. İmamoğlu faces charges including corruption, defrauding public institutions, bribery, extortion, and laundering proceeds of crime. His case is part of a mass trial involving more than 400 co-defendants, most of whom worked for …
The trial of Ekrem İmamoğlu and just over 400 co-defendants opened on Monday. They are accused of forming a vast "criminal enterprise." This first week of the trial has been marked daily by incidents and tensions. Articles / Balkan Courier, Erdogan, Politics, Turkey, Front Page - Slideshow - First, Front Page
The trial of Ekrem İmamoğlu, former mayor of Istanbul and a leading figure in the Turkish opposition, opened before a court housed within the Silivri prison complex. He is being prosecuted in a vast corruption case that also targets several hundred municipal officials, staff members, and contractors linked to the municipality. Read more: Turkey: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on trial for corruption in a case involving more than 400 defendants. A…
The fourth hearing of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case is ongoing. During the hearing, İmamoğlu reacted to a chart projected on the wall by the prosecutor regarding the amount of money received by AĞAÇ AŞ, saying, “Your Honor, please do not allow lies. The prosecution has projected a false chart.” During the ensuing argument, the prosecutor requested İmamoğlu's removal from the courtroom for "disrupting the order of the hearing.…
The first week of the corruption trial against ousted Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is being prosecuted as an "organization leader" with a potential sentence of thousands of years in prison, is drawing to a close. Here are the day-by-day developments in the court hearings…
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