Cumhuriyet reports from Silivri... Day 105 in the IMM case: Witness statements continue on the last hearing day of the week

The third hearing of the IMM case, in which 436 defendants, 53 of whom are detained, including the elected Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues today in the new courtroom in Silivri.

Within the scope of the third hearing, which started on Monday, it was decided to take the statements of 60 complainants, witnesses and secret witnesses.

While the statements of 35 witnesses and complainants, as well as 2 secret witnesses, were completed in three days, the statements of the witnesses and complainants are expected to continue on the 105th day of the hearing today.

If the witnesses and complainants who will testify do not come to the hall, it is envisaged that the requests of the detainees regarding their release will be received.

Cumhuriyet reports the developments from Silivri...

11.30 - HEARING STARTED

After the detainees entered the hall with applause, the court committee took its place and the hearing began.

Yusuf Arslan, one of the witnesses, came to the stand first.

Claiming that it was conveyed to him during the communication between the partners that a payment of 3.5 million dollars was requested for the first two blocks and a similar amount for the third block during the settlement process of the construction project in Şişli Bomonti, Arslan said that he had never met with the detained Şişli Mayor Resul Emrah Şahan.

Arslan said that he had no information about how $4 million would be given to the municipality in person or to whom any money was delivered, and that he did not meet directly with municipal employees.