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Turkey is playing out the biggest comedy of the year in the name of law because Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is accused of many crimes, including forming a criminal organization and embezzlement. However, because they can't substantiate these accusations, an indictment can't be prepared and he can't be tried. However, he is being held in prison to prevent him from running for president in the elections. Now, the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor, unable to resolve the issue, has been indicted on espionage charges and summoned for questioning, and a new arrest warrant has been issued. In other words, they are playing a game within a game, and the government is pulling all sorts of strings to make the presidency a single-candidate election. The government is afraid of Ekrem İmamoğlu and is resorting to all sorts of illegal activities to keep him in prison. Life in Turkey is now a comedy.
Türkiye: Authorities must end unlawful proceedings against the Istanbul Bar Association 29 Jan 2025 | Advocacy, News istanbul-bar-e1736938363638 The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses concern over the criminal proceedings initiated against the Istanbul Bar Association, including its President, İbrahim Kaboğlu, and members of its executive board. The ICJ further condemns the detention of Fırat Epözdemir, a member of the executive board, who was arrested upon his return from an advocacy visit to Council of Europe institutions. These actions constitute a direct attack on the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law in Türkiye. The criminal proceedings were initiated following a statement issued by the Istanbul Bar Association on 21 December 2024, which called for an independent investigation into the deaths of journalists Nazım Daştan and Cihan Bilgin, who were killed in northern Syria on 19 December 2024. The statement highlighted concerns regarding the...
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