ANKARA: Turkish authorities detained a lawyer for President Tayyip Erdogan’s largest political rival, jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, an MP of the principle opposition celebration, CHP, stated on Friday (Mar 28).
Imamoglu, a CHP member who leads Erdogan in some polls, was jailed on Sunday pending trial for graft, frightening the biggest anti-government protests in a decade, which led in flip to mass arrests nationwide.
Mehmet Pehlivan, a lawyer who defended Imamoglu within the newest investigation, was detained “for fabricated causes”, CHP MP Turan Taskin Ozer stated in a submit on X, with out giving particulars.
Imamoglu, who has since been launched, has been briefly dismissed from his job due to the case, demanded the rapid launch of his lawyer.
“As if the coup on democracy wasn’t sufficient, they can not stand the victims of this coup defending themselves,” Imamoglu stated on X.
