The Turkish authorities released the lawyer of the prisoner of Constantinople, the president’s main political opponent after holding him for one night, as one of his lawyer said.
Imamoglu, of the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), precedes Erdogan in some polls. He was in custody on the charge of corruption, a decision that led to the biggest anti -government demonstrations of the last decade and mass arrests throughout Turkey.
Mehmet Pechlivan, a lawyer representing Imamoglu in his investigation, said CHP MP Turan Taskin Ozer in a post on the X platform, without further clarification.
A fabricated justification and another fabricated detention !!!
Mehmet Pehlivan, the lawyer of our Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was detained. Whatever you do, you will not be able to cover the facts.
Folks are great !!!
– Av. TURAN TAŞKIN ÖZER (@TTASKİNOVER)
Pechlivan’s lawyer, Gigit Giocsehan Kotsoglu, said his client was not arrested “because he did something, but simply because he was a lawyer for Mayor Ekrem and advocating him”, noting that his detention was a “warning”.
According to Kotsoglou, Pechlivan was asked in questioning about a transfer of money he did not make, as well as a donation to a charity. He was released, but he was banned from leaving the country. Kotsoglou said he would appeal.
Imamoglu had called for the immediate release of his lawyer. “As if the coup did not arrive in the Republic, they cannot tolerate that the victims of this coup defend themselves,” he said.
