15-Hour Hearings in İStanbul Mayor’s Trial May Amount to Torture: Turkish Doctors Group - Turkish Minute
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The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) stated that the long trial and travel times, detention, the threat of severe imprisonment, uncertainty, and intense psychosocial stress in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case should be evaluated in terms of human rights violations regarding their impact on the physical, mental, and cognitive integrity of the defendants and their lawyers.
15-hour hearings in İstanbul mayor’s trial may amount to torture: Turkish doctors group - Turkish Minute
Court sessions lasting up to 15 hours in the mass corruption trial of jailed İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu could impair the defendants’ right to a fair trial and amount to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Turkey’s main doctors group warned Monday. The Turkish Medical Association (TTB) reached the conclusion in a scientific assessment […]
During the 76th day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) trial, Selim İmamoğlu, son of Ekrem İmamoğlu, defended himself, stating that the accusations against him were related to debts he incurred from his family and commercial activities, and requested acquittal and the lifting of judicial control measures. Imamoğlu stated that he had no connection to politics, saying, "If my surname wasn't İmamoğlu, I wouldn't be here today. I believ…
Haber 7 - In the 'corruption' case against the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), 414 defendants, 50 of whom are in custody, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was removed from office, appeared before the judge in the 76th hearing.
Ekrem İmamoğlu's son, Mehmet Selim İmamoğlu, said, "If my last name wasn't İmamoğlu, I wouldn't be here today. I believe the real reason I'm here is to put pressure on my father and force him to back down."
The 76th hearing is underway in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case, in which 414 individuals, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, are being tried. İmamoğlu's son, Mehmet Selim İmamoğlu, presented his defense.
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