A Turkish court has completely banned the distribution and sale of a new book by ousted and imprisoned Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, reported by the Turkish Minit website and quoted by BTA.
The ruling, published on August 27, affects the book “The People Are My Witnesses” (“Millet Şahidimdir”), which presents Imamoglu’s defense in the ongoing trial against him and 414 others.
Imamoglu is accused of forming an organized crime group, corruption, bribery, and other crimes, with prosecutors seeking up to 2,352 years in prison for him and lesser sentences for his alleged accomplices.
The book’s publication is a response to an earlier court refusal to consider İmamoğlu’s defense. After the ruling, İmamoğlu stated on social media that police seized all printed copies from the printing house. “I will not give up, I will not be silent, and I will not surrender,” he posted, asserting that millions will read his book.
Özgür Özel, leader of the Turkish opposition New Party, criticized the ban, accusing authorities of hiding İmamoğlu’s defense and reiterating the call for broadcasting his trial live on Turkish TV.
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