'Arrest' message from Mustafa Bozbey: 'I leave it to the conscience of my fellow citizens'

Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey, who was arrested and suspended from his duty, said, regarding the decision to continue his detention in the case against him, "I leave it to the conscience of you, my valued fellow citizens, to continue my detention despite our 6-month detention and trial process."

In the statement made by Bozbey on his social media account, the following was noted:

"Dear fellow citizens, in the case that caused me to be temporarily suspended from my duty as Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, to which I was elected with 860 thousand 490 halal votes, and in which I have been detained since April, the interim decision given today has ruled that my detention will continue.

I have always maintained and will continue to believe in the justice of the Turkish judiciary, but I leave it to the conscience of you, my dear fellow citizens, to continue my detention despite our 6-month detention and trial process.

Knowing that the best way to express my innocence is not to shout, but to let the evidence speak; Throughout this process, I have repeatedly responded to all the allegations and slanders put forward against me, with concrete information and documents, both myself and through my lawyers. Finally, not a single statement to the contrary was heard from any of the individuals who were heard as witnesses, and my innocence has now become a concrete fact before the court.

I hereby repeat the words I said in the courtroom; We all have to treat everyone fairly, always and in every matter. When we rule, we have to rule with justice. We have to judge with justice. This is all I expect. I convey my greetings to all my fellow citizens, and I look forward to regaining the freedom I deserve and the city that is my home and that I love very much. See you again in free and beautiful days..."