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On Wednesday, a Turkish court sentenced the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, to more than two years in prison on charges of insulting members of the Supreme Electoral Commission, which effectively prevents him from practicing politics.
Turkish media said that the judiciary sentenced Oglu to two years and 7 months in prison for insulting members of the Supreme Electoral Commission.
And imposed a political ban on him for insulting public officials, in a ruling that is expected to be appealed.
Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was prosecuted from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) for a speech he gave in 2019 in which he said those who canceled Istanbul's local elections at the time were "foolish".
It should be noted that the maximum penalty for this charge is four years imprisonment.
For his part, Oglu's lawyer confirmed that he would appeal the ruling, which means that he will remain in the position of mayor, but he is now excluded from the presidential elections scheduled for next year.
The case dates back to a statement issued by Imamoglu, after he defeated the candidate of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamist party in the controversial 2019 municipal elections.
Persons sentenced to less than four years' imprisonment are rarely sent to prison in Turkey.
"This is an unfortunate approach to democracy and the rule of law," his lawyer, Kemal Polat, told AFP.
Imamoglu (52 years old) defeated Erdogan's party in March 2019, by winning the mayoralty of Istanbul, which was led by the ruling Justice and Development Party for 25 years.
The government canceled Imamoglu's election, but he returned and won by a large margin in the run-off elections after about three months.
A few months later, Ekrem Imamoglu considered those who canceled his election victory "stupid," echoing a phrase that Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu had used against him a few hours earlier.
This description exposed the mayor of Istanbul to prosecution for "insulting" members of the Supreme Electoral Council.
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