24.04.2025 09:31
In the operation conducted against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB), the lawyer of Murat Ongun, the Chairman of the Board of İBB Media AŞ, was detained in the morning hours. Günel stated, "I am being detained while I started this process as a defense attorney! The defense cannot be silenced! The truth will come out sooner or later!"
The lawyer of Murat Ongun, the Chairman of İBB Media AŞ, who was arrested as part of the operation conducted by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), Serkan Günel, announced this morning that he has been taken into custody.
"I AM BEING TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AS I STARTED THE PROCESS AS A DEFENDER"
Serkan Günel shared the following message on his social media account at 07:00 this morning: "I am currently being taken into custody as I started the process as Murat Ongun's defender in the operation against IMM! Defense cannot be silenced! The truth will come out sooner or later!" No official statement has yet been made regarding the reason for Günel's detention.
STATEMENT FROM İMAMOĞLU'S LAWYER
Mehmet Pehlivan, the lawyer of the suspended IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu, who is detained in Marmara Prison in Silivri, reported that lawyers Serkan Günel and Kazım Yiğit Akalın were taken into custody this morning. In a post on his social media account regarding the issue, Pehlivan stated, "Our colleagues Av. Serkan Günel and Av. Kazım Yiğit Akalın were taken into custody this morning. Targeting the defense is an attack on the heart of justice. The detention of lawyers is not law, it is a clear violation of the law. Being a lawyer is not a crime, it is a duty."