Turkish gov’t ‘weaponizing the justice system’ to ‘remove İmamoğlu from politics’: HRW

Turkish authorities are using criminal prosecutions and pretrial detention to push İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate, out of politics, as the jailed mayor prepares to go on trial on March 9 in a corruption case with 407 defendants, Turkish Minute reported, citing Human Rights Watch (HRW). “The […] The post Turkish gov’t ‘weaponizing the justice system’ to ‘remove İmamoğlu from politics’: HRW appeared first on Stockholm ...

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