'Insult' investigation against Ekrem İmamoğlu... First statement from Özgür Özel: 'He did not even say a tenth of what they deserved'
Quick Look
- NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel spoke about the investigation launched for the crime of 'public insult to public officials' due to the statements used by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu at his hearing.
- Özel said that they watched İmamoğlu's defense and stated that the indictment was empty.
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Why It Matters
While Ekrem İmamoğlu was serving as the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, he became the subject of an investigation for "public insult to public officials" due to some statements he made. Özgür Özel, as the Chairman of the NEW Party, made a statement about this situation.
NEW Party Chairman Özgür Özel reacted to the fact that an ex officio investigation was launched against the detained Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality President Ekrem İmamoğlu for the crime of "public insult to public officials due to their duties" due to the statements he used at the hearing.
"HE ANSWERS THE SLANDERS SLAUGHT AT HIM, ONE BY ONE"
Özel said the following in his evaluation to Medyascope after Ekrem İmamoğlu's hearing:
"We watched the defense all day. He did not tell those who wrote this indictment even a tenth of what they deserved. Those who started a new investigation are trying to cover up their own flaws. Ekrem Mayor responds to the slanders thrown at him, one by one. For example, he proved that the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has no authority in the Cebeci issue, and all authority belongs to other public institutions.
"THEY ARE MAKING NEW ATTACKS IN A GREAT DESPITE"
The prosecution has filed an indictment, Ekrem İmamoğlu is dismissing the indictment like cotton wool. Is that why he called this indictment "garbage"? To call the indictment "garbage" is to say that it is empty. He says how empty it is.
Unfortunately, those who wrote this indictment are on trial here today and are unable to defend themselves. They are making new attacks in great helplessness. We invite all of Türkiye to listen to the defense here and see how all the slanders collapse.
"LET THE PROSECUTORS COME AND STAND BEHIND THESE CLAIMS, LET'S SEE"
I can say this very clearly, a person defended himself, his institution and his team with such concrete data and revealed with all concrete evidence how inefficiently his predecessors managed. Let the prosecutors come and stand behind these allegations, let's see.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
New documents and statements will emerge during the investigation process.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What are the detailed reasons for the investigation?
- Is there more specific information about the content of the indictment?
- What are the next steps in the judicial process?
