Istanbul 25th High Criminal Court ruled that Ekrem İmamoğlu, Necati Özkan, Merdan Yanardağ and Hüseyin Gün remain in detention in the 'espionage' case. The hearing was adjourned to 23 December.
At the third hearing at Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri, the prosecutor requested continued detention for all defendants. Defendant Hüseyin Gün rejected the espionage allegation in his closing statement.