Debate over the IMM case in AKP corridors! Remarkable remarks about the judge
The reflections of the IMM case in AKP corridors have sparked debate. While some legal experts within the party argue that the judge presiding over the case is struggling under the weight of the file, others suggest that the controversies stem from the sheer scale of the case.
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AKP corridors are buzzing with assessments regarding the IMM case, in which CHP's imprisoned presidential candidate and IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is being tried on charges of "establishing a criminal organization," with the case causing differing interpretations within the party.
Some AKP legal experts argue that the court panel has struggled in the face of the case's scope during the hearings that have been ongoing for a week, and it was stated that the attitudes and forms of address in the courtroom have also become a subject of debate.
It was reported that in the views expressed in the corridors, the judge's manner of addressing the defendants was criticized in terms of judicial practice, and assessments were made that the court management was struggling at times.
Nefes newspaper columnist Nuray Babacan also wrote about what is being discussed in AKP corridors regarding the IMM case in her column. Babacan conveyed the assessments made within the ruling party as follows:
"According to some legal experts in the ruling party, what is happening in the courtroom is controversial in itself. It is being stated that a judge cannot address defendants as 'you' (informal). They say that the judge cannot handle such a file, has lost control of the courtroom, and is flustered.
Some AKP members, on the other hand, argue that the court order is sufficient and that İmamoğlu and his friends are using the courtroom for this purpose because they view it as a political case. According to these individuals, the problem with the case is the size of the file. It is difficult to navigate a case with 4,000 pages and 400 defendants. They comment, 'The case could have been divided according to the criminal acts. It could have been turned into more than one case.'
AKP members who long for the party's old days view it this way:
'When the way the case is structured, what is targeted, and what is planned as a result are different, assessments like 'this happened, that happened' in the courtroom remain merely accessories. When it started as corruption and issues showing it was a political case were added, things got complicated. The diploma issue is at the forefront of these. At that point, it turned into a political obstruction. If there is such a thing as a judge's conscience and understanding of law, it should end differently.'"