Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was arrested earlier Sunday as part of a corruption probe, has been suspended from his post as a temporary measure, the Turkish Interior Ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, Imamoglu was arrested by the criminal court as part of a corruption investigation into the Turkish metropolitan municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said in an official statement: “Within the scope of the investigations conducted by our Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, the on-duty Magistrate Court has decided to arrest the suspect, Ekrem Imamoglu, on charges of establishing and leading a criminal organization, accepting bribes, extortion, unlawfully recording personal data, and interfering with a tender, within the framework of a financial investigation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office has launched investigations against Imamoglu and 99 other suspects on charges, including leading a criminal organization, membership in a criminal organization, embezzlement, bribery, aggravated fraud, unlawful acquisition of personal data, and rigging public tenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following their processing at the police station, several suspects were transferred to Istanbul Courthouse in Caglayan, where their proceedings before criminal court took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court ruled for Imamoglu\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Murat Ongun, an aide to Imamoglu and the chairman of Medya Inc. — a company owned by the municipality — along with Imamoglu Insaat Company General Manager Tuncay Yilmaz were also arrested as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proceedings for the other suspects are still ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Interior Ministry also suspended Mehmet Murat Calik and Resul Emrah Sahan, mayors of Istanbul’s Beylikduzu and Sisli districts, respectively, as temporary measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ministry said in a statement that Calik was arrested on charges of \u201cextortion\u201d and \u201cbeing a member of an organization established to commit a crime\u201d based on the decision of Istanbul\u2019s 6th Criminal Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It added that Sahan was arrested on the charge of \u201caiding an armed terrorist organization\u201d based on the decision of Istanbul\u2019s 10th Criminal Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Istanbul Governorship announced that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Beylikduzu Municipal Assemblies have decided to convene on Wednesday for the election of acting mayors.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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