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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A man holds a poster with a picture of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu during a rally to protest against the arrest of Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul April 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
ISTANBUL, April 11 — Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading rival of Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, will appear before a court today for the first time since his high-profile arrest last month, over earlier accusations of insulting a prosecutor.
The hearing is to be held inside a courthouse-prison complex in Istanbul’s Silivri district where Imamoglu is currently jailed. It centres on charges that he insulted and threatened the chief Istanbul prosecutor.
The mayor was jailed in March pending trial over unrelated charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group, a move that triggered mass protests, a sharp selloff in Turkish assets and broad accusations of a politicised judiciary.
Prosecutors are seeking a prison sentence of up to seven years and four months over remarks Imamoglu made earlier this year criticizing Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek.
The indictment, filed by the terror crimes unit of the chief prosecutor’s office, accuses him of attempting to intimidate Gurlek.
Imamoglu, a member of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has not commented publicly on the latest charges but has denied all wrongdoing in earlier cases, calling them politically motivated.
The CHP has accused the judiciary of doing Erdogan’s bidding, saying the arrests of numerous CHP mayors are part of a broader campaign to neutralize elected opposition officials ahead of any future national elections.
The government has rejected those claims and says the judiciary is independent. — Reuters
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