
Dilek İmamoğlu, wife of detained Presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, in her social media post stating that she defended her husband on the third day of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case, thanked for the support from different party representatives, MPs, mayors, press workers and artists and emphasized that justice is a universal value.
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Ekrem İmamoğlu is detained within the scope of a case filed while he was serving as the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and his defense continues in Silivri as a presidential candidate.
Dilek İmamoğlu, wife of detained Presidential Candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, thanked the political party representatives and those who followed the case for coming to Silivri and showing solidarity while her husband's defense in the IMM case was continuing. İmamoğlu said, "It is extremely valuable for us to feel that we are not alone in our search for justice and to see people from different political views come together in a common conscience around the rule of law and universal principles of justice."
Dilek İmamoğlu shared a post on her social media account on the third day of the defense of her husband, detained Presidential Candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) case held in Silivri. In his post, İmamoğlu thanked political party leaders, MPs, mayors, press workers, artists and those who supported them.
Dilek İmamoğlu's post is as follows:
"It is extremely valuable for us to feel that we are not alone in our search for justice and to see people from different political views come together in a common conscience around the rule of law and universal principles of justice. Because, beyond political views, justice is the common value and inalienable right of all of us.
To our New Party Chairman, MPs and political representatives who have been with us since the first day; To the chairmen, MPs and political representatives of the İYİ Party, Green Left Party and Emek Party who came to Silivri and showed their solidarity; To the deputies and political representatives of the Saadet Party, TİP, DEM Party and DEVA Party; "I would like to thank the mayor, the press workers who followed the case, the artists and everyone who gave us strength in this process and added voice and hope to our search for justice."
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More political party and social group support will be shown during the trial process.
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