Turkish justice has decided on Ekrem Imamoglou’s detention for corruption.
Turkey looks like a boiling cauldron after the detention of Ekrem Imamoglu. Despite the prohibition of demonstrations announced by the rulers, until March 25, thousands of citizens gathered for the fourth consecutive day, outside the City Hall of Constantinople, to protest the detention of Imamoglou and the removal of him.
The Turkish citizens who participated in the demonstrations were confronted with police repression, as security forces used every weapon they had in their quiver, using water pumps, pepper and chemical spray.
Episodes between police and demonstrators (AP Photo/Francisco Seco).
What did the protesters mentioned
Many protesters tell the BBC that they are involved in them not for political reasons or because they support the opposition, but to defend democracy.
One of them said: “I’m here for justice, I’m here for freedom. We are free people and the Turkish people cannot accept that. This is against our behavior and culture. “
Another woman, who brought her 11 -year -old son to the demonstrations, said she wanted to include him because he was worried about his future. “It is getting harder to live in Turkey day by day, we cannot control our lives, we cannot choose who we want and there is no real justice here,” he said.
Imoglou’s detention
Turkish justice has decided on Ekrem Imamoglou’s detention for the charges of corruption, satisfying the request made by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and Imamoglou already crossed the Marmaras prison gates near the Silivri area of Constantinople.
According to the court ruling, he will remain in prison until his trial on charges of bribery related to public tenders in the Municipality of Constantinople.
Together with Imamoglou, until the trial was held, an additional 47 people were detained – including his assistant and two mayors from other Regions of Constantinople, one of whom was already replaced by a Turkish government’s appointed commissioner, while 44 suspects were released.
It is noted that Ekrem Imamoglou was named on Sunday, the presidential candidate of the Republican People’s Party, who held his intra -party elections with nearly 20 million citizens coming to the polls across the country – even if they were not members of the country.
Demonstrations after Imamoglou (AP Photo/Huseyin Aldemir).
April 6
According to Huriyet information, after the arrest and detention of Imamoglu, the Republican People’s Party, according to President Ozgur Ezel, convened an extraordinary conference on April 6.
The conference is convened in the midst of an investigation launched by an Ankara prosecutor for the latest party’s conference in 2023, with charges of irregularities.
Ezel stressed that the CHP would hold the conference to prevent an author from appointing a trustee. The Chp leader has moved to the offices of Imamoglou, the Town Hall of Constantinople and is optimistic that the people will eventually bring Imoglou to power.
“I think we will win the presidency with Imamoglou. Now, if his candidacy is banned, we believe that he will further increase support on his face. Because the Turkish people will not allow their right to question the decision on the polls. “
Ekrem Imamoglou AP Photo/Khalil Hamra.
The reactions of France and Germany to Imoglou arrest
The imprisonment of former Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglou, have sparked reactions. “A serious attack on democracy,” French diplomacy described his imprisonment, reminding that Ankara was committed to respecting the rights of opposition elected officials.
“Compliance with these commitments is a central element of our relations, as well as the relations between Turkey and the European Union,” said Pascal Konfavre, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of France, adding that as a Member State candidate for joining the EU, Turkey had “undertaken”.
In a message, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “its deep concern,” said Mr D’Onsé, Mr Konfavre. “Respecting the rights of opposition elected officials, the freedom of citizens to demonstrate and freedom of expression are cornerstone of the rule of law,” he commented.
On the other hand, the German Foreign Ministry described the arrest and detention of Constantinople’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglou regression for democracy in Turkey, calling on the opposition’s trial to be fair and to respect the rule.
“Political competition should not be carried out through courts and prisons,” a spokesman for German diplomacy commented. “We expect a transparent investigation into the charges as soon as possible and the procedures to be carried out on the basis of the state of law,” he continued. The same principles must be respected in the cases of hundreds of protesters who were detained, he added.
The German Foreign Ministry reminded that respect for democratic principles and the state of law remain a cornerstone of the relationship with Turkey, both at a bilateral and EU level.
Source: cnn.gr