US EditionTrials begin for 93 defendants detained in İstanbul protests following İmamoğlu's arrest - Turkish Minute
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Trials begin for 93 defendants detained in İstanbul protests following İmamoğlu’s arrest - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Trials have begun for 93 people detained during protests in İstanbul following the arrest of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his aides, Turkish Minute reported. The cases are being heard at the 14th, 50th and 74th Criminal Courts of First Instance, with some sessions relocated to higher courts due to limited space. The defendants are charged with violating Turkey’s Law on Meetings and Demonstrations. Many of those on trial described police violence and…
The detained youth told the judge this time: While beating them, they asked, "Are you dead?"
The young people who were tried for participating in the Saraçhane protests are before the judge. The statements of the young people who described the ill-treatment they received while being detained were blood-curdling.
Young man defending in Saraçhane case: A police officer said 'we will beat educated people like you more'
A young man who made his defense in the 33-defendant case heard at the Istanbul 50th Criminal Court of First Instance regarding the Saraçhane protests, described the police's attitude during the moments of detention. The young man said, "Are you dead? Don't die, I will beat you more" after detaining him. Another police officer said, "We will beat educated people like you more."
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