“This is the first time that he has really faced danger,” commented Ali Tirali, head of the Turkish Ideapolitik Institute.
Tirali was one of the witnesses of the defense of the mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality, in the trial of the new criminal prosecution facing a threat against Constantinople’s Attorney General, Akin Giurlek, a public offense to public official terrorism.
According to the indictment of the Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office, the prosecutor-the “victim” of Gurlexk is seeking Imamoglou prison sentence ranging from 2 years and 8 months to 7 years and 4 months. If Imamoglu is sentenced, the sentence could lead to a political ban, preventing him from holding a public office. The indictment, however, has been sent to the Supreme Criminal Court for evaluation.
“Prosecutors seek to apply Article 53/1 of the Turkish Criminal Code, which would ban Imamoglou from holding any public office,” according to Tirali, who distinguishes a complete involvement of executive and judicial authority in the case.
During his testimony last week, the mayor rejected all the charges, arguing that his statements were made in the context of free democratic expression. There was a lot of people who gathered to support the popular Turkish opposition politician, who out of the courthouse had a speech out of the courtroom to say “I’m not afraid”.
“Government is by hand in the trigger”
Imamoglou is still facing a case that could exclude him from politics because of the use of the word “fool”, for which prosecutors argued that he was addressing election council officials. The appeal for this case is pending.
“The government is by hand in the trigger. It does not let a single word of the Mayor of Constantinople fall down. Erdogan knows that. And he is trying to prevent his candidacy by all means, “Tirali adds. However, it does not consider the opposition political star in imprisonment but its political prohibition.
Meanwhile, two indictments are pending against Imamoglou as he was in the case of cases as mayor of Bialikdoukzou – which our interlocutor describes as “constructed and slave”.
The “Shield” of the Mayor of Constantinople can be exclusively the Republican People’s Party (CHP), “Tirali emphasizes. “On February 10, the preliminary election calendar will be announced for the first time in its history for the nomination of a candidate. Imamoglou will win comfortably. It will be difficult then for Erdogan to expel his candidate opponent. Will be deprived of legality. Witch hunting can become boomerang. Erdogan is already extremely unpopular, the Turkish economy is in destructive spin and even even. “
Early presidential elections
Following the victory in his party’s qualifiers, Tirali predicts that the mayor of the city “will launch an early election campaign. People are waiting and pushing for early elections. And will take place as soon as possible. Possibly in 2025. The government has lost popular support. Erdogan will resist, but his party will have more losses if he does. “
“If no mistakes are repeated, Turkey’s next president will be Imoglou,” the political analyst estimates. ‘In case
The opposition wins the presidency elections, Imamoglu is clearly the most appropriate candidate. “
Mansour Yavas, Mayor of Ankara, in Gallop has a lead over the Mayor of Constantinople. “He is a person who can also beat Erdogan. But he is neither enough orator nor effective in handling crisis. “
