The European Union (EU) He urged Monday to Türkiye to respect the principles of the democracy, After the arrest of Mayor of Istanbul. In the last hours, the Turkish police continued the reason and arrested more than 1,000 people, including journalists and lawyers.
“We want Türkiye to remain linked to Europe, but this requires a clear commitment to democratic norms and practices,” said Guillaume Mercier, spokesman for the European Commission, cited by the DW site.
The opponent Akrem Imamoglu He was arrested on March 19 and then suspended from its functions as mayor of Istanbul Imamoglu detention promoted important protests in Türkiye.
As an aspiring country to adhere to the EU, “Türkiye must defend democratic values,” added the spokesman. “The rights of elected officials and the right of peaceful demonstrations must be completely respected,” he said.
Türkiye: more than a thousand arrests in protests against the arrest of the main opponent to Erdogan
Turkey police arrested more than 1,100 people, including journalists and lawyerssince the protests began on the arrest of the mayor of Istanbulwho is the main rival of the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The imprisoned Mayor of Istanbul and main Turkish opposition leader, Ekrem Imamoglhe was transferred this Sunday to a Maximum Security Prisonthe Penitentiary of Marmara, located in the town of Silivri, in the European sector of the country.
The transfer was made in three minibuses and, in addition to Imamoglu, they were taken 48 accused of corruption From the Courts of Istanbul to the Marmara prison, in front of which the Turkish security forces set up a strong security device, in prevention of manifestations of solidarity towards the imprisoned.
Different international news agencies reported that the Istanbul Court today issued the preventive detention against Imamoglu and other people for alleged crimes of corruption, while The opposition denounced that it is a judicial case for persecutory political purposes.
Source: Ambito
