Day 93 begins in Istanbul municipality trial

Published 6 Oct, 12:07 Updated 6 Oct, 12:48 Photo: Evrensel

Latest in the series Yasin Çağatay Seçkin gives defence in İBB trial 8 Oct, 14:49

Day 93 of the 436-defendant IBB case, including Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, with 53 in pretrial detention, began with defenses by defendants not in custody.

The hearing is being held in the new hall built at Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri. The midnight transfer of detained defendant Mehmet Pehlivan from Çorlu to Kandıra Prison caused tension in the hall the previous day. The presiding judge ordered one lawyer removed from the room.

Day 93 begins in Istanbul municipality trial

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