23.03.2025 10:10
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been arrested by the duty magistrate court as part of a corruption investigation against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. According to the latest information from the courthouse, a decision is awaited in the terrorism investigation.
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Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, who was detained 4 days ago as part of an investigation launched against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, was arrested in connection with a corruption investigation. İmamoğlu was released under judicial control in the context of the "city consensus" investigation.
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office is conducting investigations against İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu and 99 suspects for the crimes of "being a leader of a criminal organization," "being a member of a criminal organization," "bribery," "corruption," "qualified fraud," "illegally obtaining personal data," and "interfering with a tender." Investigations are also ongoing against İmamoğlu, İBB Deputy Secretary General Mahir Polat, Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan, and 7 other suspects for the crime of "aiding the PKK/KCK terrorist organization."
ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CORRUPTION INVESTIGATION
After their procedures at the police station, the suspects were transferred to the Istanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan, where their proceedings at the duty magistrate's court were completed. Accordingly, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested in connection with the corruption investigation, while he was released under judicial control in the context of the "city consensus" investigation.
WHAT HAPPENED?
After 4 days of detention, İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu gave statements to two different prosecutors regarding two separate charges, and the prosecution had requested his arrest. Along with İmamoğlu, Resul Emrah Şahan, Mahir Polat, and Mehmet Ali Çalışkan were also referred to the magistrate's court with a request for arrest.
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