IMM Trial Continues on its 78th Day: Fatoş Pınar Türker Felt Worse at the Hearing
The defense of the undetained defendants in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case with 414 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues.
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While the defense of the undetained defendants was continuing in the 78th hearing of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case with 414 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, Medya AŞ General Manager Fatoş Pınar Türker fell ill and fainted.
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Why It Matters
The IMM case with 414 defendants, including the elected IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu, is being held at the Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri.
The IMM trial, with 414 defendants, 51 of whom are detained, including Elected Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, continues today on its 78th day in the new courtroom of the Marmara Closed Prison in Silivri.
Following the detention review held on Thursday last week, in which 2 people were released, the defense of 325 defendants who are not detained continues this week.
While the defenses of 6 people were completed on yesterday's hearing day, the total number of undetained defendants whose defenses were received reached 109. As part of the second hearing, the defense of 216 more people will be taken.
While the defenses were continuing at yesterday's hearing, Medya AŞ General Manager Fatoş Pınar Türker fell ill and collapsed. While Ekrem İmamoğlu and other detainees rushed to Türker's aid, the court president adjourned the hearing.
Talking about his health problems during the detention review last week, Türker said that he had blood pressure problems in prison and had fainted three times before, and that correctional officers checked him at regular intervals day and night. After Türker regained consciousness, the hearing continued with an interval of approximately half an hour.
As the hearing day ended at 00.55, the chairman of the court panel said, "From now on, I will take the defense of everyone who comes here. Everyone will come here and wait their turn."
11:30 - HEARING STARTED
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Continuing to take defense statements from detained defendants
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- How many defendants are left without a defense?
- When will the hearings be completed?
