18 defendants released in IMM case... First message from İmamoğlu!

An important development has occurred in the case with 408 defendants, including CHP's presidential candidate and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, which is ongoing at the Istanbul 40th High Criminal Court.

On the 15th day of the hearing, the court panel issued release decisions for Sırrı Küçük, Fatih Yağcı, Ali Üner, Evren Şirolu, Altan Ertürk, Ebubekir Akın, Hüseyin Yurttaş, Kadir Öztürk, Mustafa Bostancı, Mahir Gün, Kadriye Kasapoğlu, Başak Tatlı, Nazan Başelli, Davut Bildik, Sabri Caner Kırcı, Şehide Zehra Keleş Yüksel, Baran Gönül, and Esra Huri Bulduk. Thus, the number of detained defendants has fallen to 89.

RELEASES CONTINUED UNTIL MORNING HOURS

The release decisions, announced after the hearing held on Thursday, April 2, which lasted all day, were implemented in the early hours of the morning. While the decision was announced to the public at 00:20 at night, the first release took place at Silivri Prison at 05:00 in the morning, and other releases continued until 07:00.

İMAMOĞLU: "IT HAS RELIEVED EVERYONE, IF ONLY A LITTLE"

Following the release decisions, CHP's detained presidential candidate and IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu shared a message from the "Presidential Candidate Office" X account. In his statement, İmamoğlu included the following expressions:

"I am glad that at least some of the people who were arrested during the March 19 Coup process, which has been going on for over a year, and who were persecuted simply because they work with me, have been released. The reunion of mothers and fathers with their children, and children with their mothers and fathers, has relieved us all, if only a little. May God protect our nation from slanders and lawlessness! Justice First, Liberty First!"

News Source: 12punto