Cumhuriyet Reports From Silivri... 70th Day of Hearing in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Case: Former CHP MP Turan Aydoğan Takes the Stand.
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The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, involving 414 defendants including the detained IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues on its 70th day with the defenses of the defendants who are not in custody. Here's a moment-by-moment account of what happened in the courtroom...
In the 'Imamoğlu criminal organization' case, former CHP deputy Turan Aydoğan confirmed the $200,000 bribery agreement but dismissed the use of the word 'bribery' as a 'joke'.
Former CHP Istanbul MP Turan Aydoğan, defending himself in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality corruption case, raised objections regarding the audio recording included in the file. Aydoğan claimed the recording was obtained illegally, arguing that some of the statements were not his own and that additions or deletions may have been made to the recording. Aydoğan stated that the audio recording would undergo a technical examination.
In the İmamoğlu Organised Crime Case, the audio recordings of former CHP Member of Parliament and Ekrem İmamoğlu's advisor, Turan Aydoğan, who is being tried as a defendant, regarding a $200,000 bribe and money transfer were played one by one in court. Aydoğan, who admitted to saying "I am your only contact," "I will bring the money on Thursday," and "Does a bribe need a document?" in the recordings, defended the bribe statement as a "joke."
The 70th hearing of the 'organized crime for profit' case, being heard at the Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court, began with the participation of the detained defendants Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mehmet Murat Çalık. The hearing continues with the defense of the non-detained defendant Turan Aydoğan.
The sixth day of the second hearing in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, in which Ekrem İmamoğlu is also on trial, began in Silivri.
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