İmamoğlu learned of the investigation opened against him during a panel: Here is the footage...

The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that an ex officio investigation has been launched into Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu following his remarks at the Panel on Modern Law and the Politicization of the Judiciary.

Speaking at the panel organized by the Country Policies Foundation, İmamoğlu targeted Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akın Gürlek, stating, "A raid is being conducted on the home of our Youth Branch Chairman Cem Aydın, supposedly to scare us. But the goal is to intimidate the nation. I am speaking to you, Chief Prosecutor, your mentality is rotten. This nation will wipe away the intellect you manage."

INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED

Following these remarks by İmamoğlu, the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office took action within approximately two hours.

In the statement made by the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was announced that an ex officio investigation was launched, stating that İmamoğlu's words contained the crimes of "threats and targeting individuals involved in the fight against terrorism."

NEWS OF THE INVESTIGATION CAME DURING THE PANEL

The Chief Public Prosecutor's decision to launch an investigation was conveyed to İmamoğlu while his speech at the panel was still ongoing. The participants in the hall also watched the moment İmamoğlu received the news of the investigation.

The moments when Ekrem İmamoğlu learned about the investigation opened against him were captured on camera like this.

The moment Ekrem İmamoğlu learned about the investigation opened against him was captured on camera pic.twitter.com/3QdSU9vywx

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