Imamoglu's first reaction to the 3rd wave operation! 'Share this as a lesson to all!'
A 3rd wave operation has been launched in the corruption investigation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB), with detention warrants issued for 22 people. Speaking from Silivri Prison, detained IBB Mayor and presidential candidate Ekrem Imamoglu responded harshly to all accusations. Imamoglu stated, 'They called it an organization, it didn't exist. They called it a crime, it didn't exist either.'
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According to the statement made by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, detention warrants were issued for 22 people, including Taner Cetin, the Head of the IBB Press, Broadcasting and Public Relations Department. It was reported that detention, search, and seizure operations are ongoing in line with the decision.
FIRST REACTION FROM IMAMOGLU
IBB Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who is being held at Marmara Prison in Silivri, reacted to the 3rd wave operation.
Sharing a message through his lawyers from the "Presidential Candidate Office" account, Imamoglu listed all the government's accusations to date one by one.
Share this as a lesson to all, my esteemed citizens:
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They said there was 560 billion in corruption, it turned out that the IBB's 6-year budget wasn't even that much.
They said there was a terror connection, it turned out to be a dud.
They said there was money in the houses, children's piggy banks turned up.
They said he bought a villa for free,…
Imamoglu added the following note, saying, "These lines were written for you 155 years ago":
"When has the world been free of the greedy,
Do you think yourself essential to this world?
The one you least expect will reveal your inner secrets,
Do you think everyone is blind, and the world is foolish?"
"SHARE THIS AS A LESSON TO ALL!"
The entirety of Imamoglu's message is as follows:
Share this as a lesson to all, my esteemed citizens:
They said there was 560 billion in corruption, it turned out that the IBB's 6-year budget wasn't even that much.
They said there was a terror connection, it turned out to be a dud.
They said there was money in the houses, children's piggy banks turned up.
They said he bought a villa for free, a down payment turned up.
They said they took a safe out of the municipality with a crane, it turned out to be a lie.
They said they smuggled bribe money abroad in a hearse, it turned out the vehicles couldn't even leave the country.
They said luxury villa, it turned out to be a residence.
They said they carried money in a garbage truck, the claim itself turned out to be garbage.
They said they put money under the floorboards, it turned out to be a figment of the imagination.
They said they distributed 1200 phones, it turned out to be a lie.
They said they distributed apartments from Kiptas, it turned out to be a lie again.
They said luxury cars were in the garage, the cars turned out to belong to someone else.
They said the company was showered with tenders, it turned out it never received a single tender.
They said there is solid evidence, imaginary witnesses turned up.
They said there are serious documents, it turned out to be "I heard" and "I think".
They said there is a MASAK report, it turned out they had a bogus report prepared in 5 days.
They said there is a serious report, it turned out they couldn't find an expert to sign the report.
They said there is a great plunder, it turned out to be work from their own era.
They asked people working in the same institution why they were meeting with each other, it turned out to be a nice comedy.
They said data is being stolen, it turned out to be a tall tale.
They said IBB sent money to Berkay Gezgin, it turned out to be a lie.
They said they all got rich, it turned out there was no increase in their assets.
They said money is being carried in suitcases, signal jammers turned up.
They said those who complained were CHP members, they all turned out to be their own people.
They said the manager threatened us, it turned out to be the exact opposite.
They said they caused public loss, it turned out to be the exact opposite again.
The complainants turned out to be crime machines.
The witnesses turned out to be hostile plunderers whose public rents were cut off.
It turned out that the people they asked "why did you meet secretly" were not even there.
They said they asked for bribes from someone, it turned out to be work from their own era.
They said they are doing fake invoicing, it turned out to be their own people.
They said there is confidentiality in the file and leaked everything themselves, headlines appeared everywhere.
They said these are foreign-backed, it turned out they were the ones seeking permission from abroad before the coup.
In short; they called it an organization, no organization appeared; they called it a crime, no crime appeared.
Looking at what has happened in the last few days, it is now becoming obvious that they are forcing detainees into perjury through blackmail and threats.
For those who say "there is more to come, the biggest part of the radish, the tail of the ox, the arms of the octopus are yet to come," all they have left in their hands now are detainee statements obtained through threats and blackmail.
Just as this nation did not fall for your bogus file, it will not fall for the forcibly obtained statements of those you have arrested and shamelessly threatened with their children and property.
These lines were written for you 155 years ago:
"When has the world been free of the greedy,
Do you think yourself essential to this world?
The one you least expect will reveal your inner secrets,
Do you think everyone is blind, and the world is foolish?"
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