{"id":83903,"date":"2025-07-16T17:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ex-mayor-of-istanbul-jailed-for-insult\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T17:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:48:40","slug":"ex-mayor-of-istanbul-jailed-for-insult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/ex-mayor-of-istanbul-jailed-for-insult\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-mayor of Istanbul jailed for insult"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem \u0130mamo\u011flu, has been sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for insulting and intimidating a prosecutor, according to the court ruling, cited by Agence France-Presse.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imamoglu appeared before a court in Silivri prison, where he has been held since March 25.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The party he leads has nominated him as its candidate for the next presidential elections in 2028.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, Imamoglu publicly questioned the probity of Istanbul&#8217;s prosecutor general, IPN reports.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ekrem \u0130mamo\u011flu was arrested on March 19, along with more than a hundred close associates and associates, and charged with corruption, which he denies. 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