11.05.2025 00:41
In the investigation into 'corruption' against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested and suspended from his position, had his X account blocked. Following this, lawyer Burak Saldıroğlu, who printed İmamoğlu's posts on paper and distributed them on the streets, sharing these images on his social media account, was arrested on charges of 'insulting the president.'
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Former President of the Beykoz Youth Branch of CHP, Lawyer Burak Saldıroğlu, distributed printed copies of Ekrem İmamoğlu's posts on the streets after access to İmamoğlu's X account was blocked following the corruption investigation against him, in which he was arrested and suspended from his position by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
ARRESTED
Saldıroğlu was taken into custody after sharing videos of himself distributing the prints on his social media account.
HE WAS ARRESTED
After his procedures at the police station, Saldıroğlu was transferred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan and was referred to the Peace Criminal Court on the charge of 'insulting the President'. The court decided to arrest Lawyer Saldıroğlu.
COLLEAGUES PROTESTED THE DECISION
Colleagues who followed the developments throughout the day at both the police station and the courthouse protested the arrest decision with applause.
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