Arrested Mayor Istanbul Ekrem Imamog appeared today before the court in one of several processes leading against him, Turkish media reported.
During this time, hundreds of supporters of this opposition politician gathered in front of the Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, where the hearing was held, the AP was transferred.
Packing to the judge, IMAglo said he was in court because he had three times who he thinks he owns Istanbul “, alluding to the president of Rexhepa Tajip Erdogan, who started his political career in the 1990s.
The hearing was attended by Imaglu’s wife and son, as well as the deputies of the Republican National Party, the Turkish media reported.
In the case against him, he states that he threatened the public prosecutor. This is one of the six charges that were arrested last month, which led to protests across the country.
Imamogu is in custody in Silivrija from 23. March.
The mayor, which is the potentially chief opposition opponent of Erdogan in the coming elections, is facing more than seven years in prison and prohibiting policy due to alleged “targeting, threats and insulting persons who work in the fight against terrorism.”
(Vijesti.ba)
