In the evening it is considered whether Ekrem Imamoglu will be released or not, while his supporters continue to demonstrate, defying Turkish authorities’ bans.
Today’s day is critical to the fate of the arrested mayor of Constantinople Ekrem Imamoglou held by the Turkish authorities last Wednesday.
From the morning, the mayor has been lodging the anti -terrorist service, accused of leadership of a terrorist organization, joint action with the PKK and his placement in jobs. Also for corruption and bribery.
Denied all categories
Tonight around 9pm, as announced, Imamoglou will be presented to the prosecutors and judicial authorities who will decide whether to get rid of the charges and released, whether his detention will be extended, or if he is detained. Yesterday afternoon, his deposition was completed to the Financial Crime Directorate for the corruption of the investigation.
The investigation is directed against Imamoglou and about 100 other suspects of his associates, with charges of setting up a criminal organization, bribery, embezzlement, tender manipulation and illegal acquisition of personal data. Imamoglou gave a deposit of 121 pages, which lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes. He denied all charges and stated that “he does not want to benefit from the substantive provisions of remorse because, as he said,” he did not commit any crime “.
Demonstrations continue
Meanwhile, despite the bans imposed by the police, more than 300,000 protesters gathered outside the City Hall of Constantinople last night, demanding that the mayor be released. Parallel concentrations were made in Ankara and Smyrna.
From the Town Hall balconies, the president of the Republican People’s Party of Ozgur Ozel Ozel, he strongly criticized the government, saying that the detention of Imoglou was an attempt to avoid his qualifiers, and his preliminary elections – Imamoglou.
Ozel said yesterday that his party decided to hold an extraordinary conference on April 6 to prevent the government from being appointed to the government. It is noted that from the last Congress of the PLK in 2023, a prosecutor’s prosecution is under way for irregularities during the regular conference.
Source :Skai
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