Ekrem İmamoğlu's jailed lawyer Mehmet Pehlivan was transferred overnight from Corlu to Kandira F-Type Prison without informing his family. The Istanbul Bar Association called the move a "violation of the prohibition of ill-treatment" and sought an explanation from the Turkish Justice Ministry.
Sending Pehlivan, a lawyer in the İBB case on trial in Silivri, hundreds of kilometres from the courtroom will restrict the right to defence. Speaking at the hearing, Pehlivan said, "I was brought here handcuffed at 3:30 this morning."
