How Erdogans rival could be barred from Turkeys election
News Source : DW (English)
News Summary
- Ekrem Imamoglu is the former mayor of Istanbul and the opposition's most promising presidential candidate.
- He has been locked up in the high-security prison of Silivri since March.
- The 54-year-old rival of President Recep Tayyip Edogan faces various charges, with accusations ranging from defamation to corruption.
- Imamoglu and his CHP party claim that the forgery charges and the university administration's decision to annul his degree are politically motivated.
- He faces a maximum prison sentence of eight years and nine months if convicted.
For about a year, Turkeys judiciary hascome down hard on the largest opposition party, theRepublican Peoples Party(CHP).Sixteen mayors and hundreds of their employees and party officials have be [+6304 chars]
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