Tens of thousands of people have left on Tuesday to the streets of Istanbul In support of the main Turkish opposition party, the People’s Republican Party (CHP)whose presidential candidate and mayor of the Great Turkish Metropolis, Ecrem of immamoglhe was arrested just 100 days ago, on March 19.
His controversial detention – accusations, according to lawyers and experts, are based on anonymous witnesses and doubtful leaks – triggered a wave of protests throughout Türkiyewhich ended the arrest of several thousand people. The manifestations, for the most part, have reduced in their intensity, but the pressure of the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan It only increases.
“I address you directly, Erdogan. You are afraid of Ekrem’s voice. In your image. But fear will not stop the inevitable. A single photo of him will defeat you. You will leave, and Ekrem Imamoglu will be president, ”he said, during the demonstration on Tuesday afternoon, the chp leader, Ozgur Ozel.
In the last 100 days, in fact, Özel himself – as Imamoglu – has been Turkish justice objectivethat has opened an investigation against the political leader of the CHP to expel him from the leadership of his own party. With its delay, the CHP would be in the hands of a junta contrary to the bases and militants of the party. The training, which won the latest elections in Türkiye – local and municipal – would remain divided and without clear leadership.
“From here, from this place, we talk directly. Even if you do thousands of operations, from a thousand different sites, we will be standing in all those places,” Özel continued, during the demonstration.
“Municipal plunders”
In recent months, in addition, Turkish justice has arrested several hundred members of the CHP, including District mayors and other municipalities, apart from that of Istanbul. The last arrests, in fact, have occurred during the early hours of this Tuesday, in the Mayor’s Office of Smirnathe third major city of Türkiye.
Ankara accuses Imamoglu and his relatives of having allegedly “formed a Criminal corruption mafia“And, apart, to” have links with terrorist groups”Imamoglu arrest in March arrived only a few days before its official nomination as a candidate for the Turkish presidency.
“The chp compass is broken. We want the main Turkish opposition party to return to the real priorities of our country. This match has become the broken toy of a few municipal thieves. Türkiye needs a constructive and responsible political discourse, ”said Erdogan on Tuesday:” We hope that the Turkish opposition will solve its problems as soon as possible. “
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