A turkish prosecutor has demanded a prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for jailed istanbul mayor ekrem imamoglu for allegedly leading a vast corruption network that cost the state billions. Ankara, turkey (ap) — istanbul’s chief public prosecutor filed a sweeping indictment against the city’s jailed mayor, ekrem imamoglu, accusing him of 142 offenses tied to corruption and organized crime, and seeking a total prison sentence exceeding 2,000 years. Turkish president recep tayyip erdogan’s strongest rival, ekrem imamoglu, is facing the risk of life in prison, after a prosecutor requested a sentence of more than 2,000 years for the istanbul. The mayor of turkey's largest city is an outspoken critic of turkish president recep. A turkish prosecutor demanded on tuesday a prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for ekrem imamoglu, the jailed opposition mayor of istanbul, for allegedly leading a vast corruption network. The prosecutor is demanding a prison term totaling more than 2,000 years
Imamoglu, a prominent opposition figure, was arrested in march along with several municipal officials. A turkish prosecutor has asked for a possible prison sentence of more than 2,000 years for istanbul mayor ekrem imamoglu, who has been in jail since march on corruption charges that he denies, reuters reported According to the indictment filed by the istanbul chief prosecutor’s office, imamoglu.
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