New mass protests in Istanbul to arrest Mayor Ikrim ̇mamoğlu
Prosecutors accuse EKREM ̇Mamoğlu of taking advantage of their location to obtain economic benefits, including granting non -proper general contracts. His arrest is seen as a political attempt to eliminate a major competitor to the upcoming presidential race.
Thousands of people gathered in front of the Istanbul City Council On the second night in a row to protest the arrest of the mayor of the city. Survey considers many a I am exposed to politics from eliminating the opponent The next presidential race key.
Ekrem ̇mamoğlu, Destacado Political President’s opponent Tent Tayyip Erdogan was arrested on Wednesday at Dawn After a raid at its residence in the context of some investigations into the alleged corruption and linking with terrorism. Public prosecutors accuse him of taking advantage of his position to obtain economic benefits, including granting unhealthy general contracts.
In a separate investigation, general prosecutors also accuse him of helping workers close to Kurdistan (PKK), and claims that it is formed An alliance with Kurdish groups for municipal elections in Istanbul.
Ankara, the European Union, the United States, and other allies consider the Kurdistan Workers Party, responsible for the rebellion in Turkiwi for decades, a terrorist organization. It was not clear when the authorities would start interrogating the mayor, who could remain held without fees up to four days. Analysts claim that Imamuglu can be rejected and replaced by a “credit mayor” if he is officially accused Links with PKK.
The politician’s detention has exacerbated democracy and sparked protests in Istanbul and other parts of the country. Despite the prohibition of demonstrating in the city for four days and the closure of some roads. It also caused a wide wave in the financial market, causing interruptions on Wednesday to avoid panic sales.
Ak Parti rejects the accusations of overlap
Critics believe that repression is an attempt by Erdogan to prolong his mandate for more than two decades after the important support losses of the ruling party. In the elections Buildings last year. Government officials They reject accusations that judicial measures against opposition figures have political motives He insists that the courts act independently.
Ömer çelik, a spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) led by Erdogan, The opposition’s accusations refused that the arrests were organized by the government and urged respect for the judicial process. “What a politician must do is to follow the judicial process,” Elik told reporters. “None of us has information about the criminal file content,” he added.
He also rejected the accusations he expressed The main opposition partyThe People’s Republican Party (CHP), that The arrest of the mayor of Istanbul was an equivalent of a coup. “The name of our bundles, our president, cannot be associated with democracy, on the opposing side of the coup,” he said.
Previously, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday that the authorities arrested dozens of people for sharing “provocative” content on social networks related to Emamoglu. The authorities have identified 261 accounts on social media that share the publications that are supposed to have paid general hatred or crimeIncluding 62 led by people who were created abroad, Yerlikaya wrote in X.
At least 37 of the alleged owners were arrested and continued the efforts made to arrest the other suspects. Emamoglu was arrested a few days before his appointment as a presidential candidate for the Republican People’s Party in the preliminary elections scheduled to be held on Sunday. The party leader indicated that the introductory elections will continue as planned.
Imamoğlu before other situations that you can take to prison
Before his arrest, Imamoglu has already faced many criminal reasons that may lead to prison sentence and a political ban. also He appealed to the prison sentence 2022 insulting members of the Supreme Electoral Council in TarkayiA case that can lead to it Lack of political eligibility.
this week, The University of its diploma canceledClaiming alleged violations to transfer them in 1990 to a private university in North Shibry to the Business College, a decision that Emamoglu said would lead to the resort.
The decision prevents him from presenting himself to the presidential elections, because the situation requires candidates to be university graduates. ̇Mamoğlu He was elected mayor of the largest city in Torke in March 2019and A historical kick for Erdogan and Ak PartiI was controlling Istanbul for a quarter of a century.
Erdogan’s political formation Presse to cancel the results of the municipal elections in the cityWhere there are about 16 million people, claiming violations. The challenge has repeated the elections a few months later, which Emamoglu also won.
