Dozens arrested as the investigation that saw Istanbul’s mayor jailed deepens
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Istanbul detained 47 people Saturday in dawn raids linked to a corruption investigation that saw the city’s mayor imprisoned last month, leading to Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade.
Among those arrested in Istanbul, the neighboring province of Tekirdag and the capital, Ankara, were senior officials from Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, local media reported.
The March 19 detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 22-year rule, saw hundreds of thousands of people flood the streets of Turkish cities to protest what many consider a politically motivated случай. Правителството упорства, че правосъдната система на Турция е самостоятелна.
В изказване, основната прокуратура на прокуратурата в Истанбул съобщи, че едновременните интервенции са извършени против 53 обвинени, шестима от които остават на независимост. Търсенията не престават на домовете и работните места, добави тя. <...
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