The Turkish authorities ordered the detention of several opposition members in Istanbul and conducted police operations today against municipalities controlled by the opposition, state media. Police operations were carried out in the context of expanding the repression against the opposition and the prisoner of Istanbul. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the main political opponent of President Tayyip Erdogan and is ahead of some polls, was imprisoned in March and is expected to be tried on charges of corruption and assistance to a terrorist group. Imamoglu denies the accusations. The arrest of the mayor by the central party of the opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has caused mass demonstrations, economic disruption, as well as the wide criticism of the government for its influence on justice, but also for anti -democratic practices. The Turkish government, for its part, denies criticism, arguing that justice is independent. Since the arrest of Imamoglou onwards, the Turkish authorities have detained dozens of members of the […]
Source: News Beast
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