Türkiye: Politically-motivated prosecution of Istanbul mayor raises serious fair trial concerns

By Amnesty International

Ahead of the first hearing in the trial of Istanbul Mayor and presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and 406 other defendants on charges including bribery and extortion, Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for Europe, said: “After almost a year behind bars in pretrial detention, Ekrem İmamoğlu will take to the dock to face an absurd array of 142 charges set out in an almost 4,000 page indictment and carrying a ludicrous […] The post Türkiye: Politically-motivated prosecution of Istanbul mayor raises serious fair trial concerns appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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