28.03.2025 11:52
The lawyer of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was arrested and suspended from his position as part of a corruption investigation by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, has been detained. It was stated that Pehlivan was taken into custody under the charges of "money laundering of assets derived from crime" and within the framework of the "Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering of Proceeds of Crime."
The lawyer of the CHP's detained presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, Mehmet Pehlivan, was taken into custody from his home as part of an investigation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR TWO CRIMES
In line with the investigation initiated by the Money Laundering Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, a detention order was issued for Pehlivan on charges of "money laundering of assets derived from crime" and under the "Law on the Prevention of the Laundering of Proceeds of Crime."
After the detention procedures, Pehlivan was transferred to Bayrampaşa State Hospital for a health check. Following the completion of his procedures there, Pehlivan was taken to the Provincial Security Directorate.
IMAMOĞLU'S REACTION TO THE DETENTION ORDER
After the detention of his lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan, Ekrem İmamoğlu made a statement on his social media account.
İmamoğlu stated, "In a repressive mindset, neither lies nor slander end. This time, my lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan was taken into custody with fabricated justifications. As if the coup against democracy was not enough, they cannot tolerate the victims of this coup defending themselves. They want to add a legal coup to the democratic coup. The harm caused to our country by a handful of incompetents is growing. Immediately release my lawyer," he expressed.