Politics · Turkey · 9 hrs ago
Istanbul court releases seven defendants in İmamoğlu case
An Istanbul court ordered seven defendants released in a case involving an alleged profit-seeking criminal organization linked to Ekrem İmamoğlu.
The defendants include current and former staff at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and its affiliated companies.
Other defendants who were already in detention will remain there, the court ruled.
The court also lifted home-confinement and regular-signing requirements for all defendants who were not detained.
It removed travel bans for some of those defendants, but not all.
The case is due back in court on November 2, when proceedings are set to continue.
An Istanbul court ordered the release of seven defendants in a case concerning an alleged criminal organization for profit linked to İmamoğlu.
The released defendants include municipal employees and former executives of Ağaç AŞ.
The court ruled that other detained defendants would remain in custody.
It lifted house-arrest and reporting requirements for all defendants who were not in custody.
The court also lifted travel bans for some defendants and postponed the hearing until 2 November.
- Who
- Istanbul’s 33rd High Criminal Court ordered the release of seven defendants.
- What
- The court released seven detained defendants in the case. Other detained defendants will remain in custody.
- When
- The hearing date is not stated. The next hearing is scheduled for 2 November.
- Where
- A courtroom opposite Marmara Closed Prison in Istanbul.
- Why
- Not stated
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The court announced its decision to release seven detained defendants and keep the other detained defendants in custody.
The court postponed the hearing until this date.
- Defendants released
- 7
- Court
- Istanbul 33rd High Criminal Court
- Next hearing
- 2 November
- Other detained defendants
- To remain in custody
- Non-custodial defendants
- House-arrest and reporting requirements lifted for all; travel bans lifted for some