“Political competition should not be carried out through courts and prisons,” a spokesman for German diplomacy commented.
The imprisonment of the Mayor of Constantinople and many other celebrities is a “serious attack on democracy” in Turkey, French diplomacy was adopted on Sunday night, 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”.
Constantinople Mayor Eremm Imamoglu was removed from the thunder and was detained yesterday in the context of a “corruption” investigation after his arrest last Wednesday triggering the largest wave of demonstrations and disputes in Turkey. The elected official, the main political opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was taken to the Silivri prison in the western part of Constantinople, his lineup, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) – announced.
After his cessation and detention, Mr. Imamoglou complained that there was an “out -of -court execution”, in a message published by his lawyers, calling on “the nation to fight”.
The German Foreign Ministry described the arrest and detention of Constantinople’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu for the Republic of Turkey, calling on the trial of the opposition to be fair and to respect the rule of law.
“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 ongoing judicial proceedings (…) is an out -of -court execution,” Imoglou commented in a message through his lawyers, calling on “the nation to fight”. His lawyers have announced that they would bring this decision. The judge who ordered the mayor’s detention for “corruption”, did not, on the other hand, decide to detention in relation to the separate category of “terrorism”.
“Ekrem Imamoglu is on the way to prison and on the road to the presidency,” said Ozgur Ozel, chief of the CHP. The latter normally held the qualifying elections for the ratification of the Mayor of Constantinople as the party candidate in the next presidential election projected to take place in 2028. The CHP called on all voters to participate in them, beyond the party members. In the face of the range of mobilization, the CHP, which says “millions of people” took part in the elections, prolonged the vote by 20:30 (local time, 19:30 Cyprus time) instead of 17:00 initially.
In an attempt to prevent riots, the Government of Constantinople prolonged the ban on rallies by Wednesday night and announced restrictions on the city entry into the city for people who are likely to participate in rallies, without specifying exactly how the measures will be implemented.
Since last Wednesday, the wave of demonstrations that have sparked the arrest of Imoglou has spread throughout Turkey, reaching an unprecedented range after Guez’s big wave of demonstrations in 2013, started by Constantinople Taksim Square. Demonstrations were made in at least 55 of the 81 Turkish provinces, or over one -third of the country, according to a countdown by the French Agency. The demonstrations have led to hundreds of arrests in at least nine cities, according to authorities.
The mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Ankara, Mansour Giavas, after completing 19:00 local time of the in -party vote in the Republican People’s Party (CHP), said that about 20 million people went to an electoral department to vote in favor of the Election Department. “I think about 20 million people went to an electoral department where they were not obliged to go and voted today. The time for early elections is already over, “Mansour Yavas said. He also said that “if these events had not happened today, there may not have been such a great deal. This means that when you do something illegal, the reaction is very high. With early elections, we hope that it will be an example for Turkey. Because putting a tricycle on your opponent is not democratic. “
In addition, the Bureau of the Central Bank of Turkey and bank representatives who are members of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Banking Union met to evaluate the latest market developments, in the shadow of turmoil caused by the political crisis, due to the arrest of Mayor Constantinos. Economic circles are concerned about how they will react Monday when markets are opened.
Source: KYPE