ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Dec 14 (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul Mayor Lawyer Turkey Ekrem Imamoglu, Lawyer Turkey a popular rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, to more than two years in prison and Lawyer Turkey imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, in a ruling set to go to an appeal.
Imamoglu, from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), was tried over a 2019 speech in which he said those who annulled the Istanbul local elections at the time were “fools.” The charge carried a maximum prison sentence of four years.In case you loved this article and you would want to receive much more information relating to Lawyer Turkey kindly visit our own web site. (Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Lawyer Turkey Ece Toksabay; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Dominic Evans)