
The third hearing in the espionage case in which four defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his post as Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, and journalist Merdan Yanardağ are on trial, is being held today.
The third hearing of the case in which Ekrem İmamoğlu, suspended from duty in Istanbul, journalists Merdan Yanardağ, Necati Özkan and Hüseyin Gün are tried on charges of political espionage, is being held in the hall opposite the Marmara Closed Penitentiary Institution.
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A lawsuit was filed against Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from duty, and other defendants on charges of political espionage. The investigation started with the arrest of Hüseyin Gün in July last year.
The third hearing of the case filed on espionage charges against Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was suspended from his post as Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, journalist Merdan Yanardağ, İmamoğlu's campaign advisor Necati Özkan and Hüseyin Gün, is being held today.
The hearing is held in the courtroom located opposite the Marmara Closed Penitentiary Institution.
REQUESTED PENALTIES
Prison sentences of 15 to 20 years are requested for the suspects for the crime of "political espionage".
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST HEARING?
At the hearing held on July 6; The prosecutor announced his interim opinion and requested the continuation of the detention of the defendants on the grounds that there was concrete evidence of suspicion of political and military espionage.
The court board also decided to continue the detention of the 4 detained defendants.
HOW DID THE INVESTIGATION START?
It was claimed that Hüseyin Gün, who was arrested on charges of espionage in July last year, was involved in espionage activities, carried out his conversations over encrypted phones and financed civil unrest in different countries. In this context, an indictment was prepared, and the indictment included digital materials, correspondence and statements belonging to Gün.
İmamoğlu claimed that the case was political.
Within the scope of the file, journalist Merdan Yanardağ was arrested and a trustee was appointed to TELE1, of which he is the owner and editor-in-chief.
In his statement opposing the opinion, Yanardağ claimed that the case was political.
Özkan also argued that the case had nothing to do with espionage and that he was innocent.
Gün, on the other hand, claimed that he was not the leader of the organization, that he did not knowingly aid an alleged organization, that he did not slander anyone as a spy, and that he was not a spy either.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The court panel is expected to announce an interim decision or verdict at the end of the hearing.
Very likely · Within days

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