Ekrem İmamoğlu shares post on IMM trial: There will be a price to pay for these sighs

Sharing the events that took place during a hearing within the scope of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) investigation on his social media account, Ekrem İmamoğlu drew attention to a dialogue between Ağaç AŞ General Manager Ali Sukas and a defendant. Stating that the defendant could not hold back his tears upon being asked about his son's arrest, İmamoğlu stated that the process targeted families.

In a statement made on his social media account, Ekrem İmamoğlu argued that within the scope of the IMM investigation, families and children have been targeted for months, and that confessions are extracted through the persecution of families. Stating that this claim of his was experienced in the courtroom the day before, İmamoğlu recounted the conversation between Ağaç AŞ General Manager Ali Sukas and a defendant who stated they had been family friends for 30 years.

According to İmamoğlu, following Ali Sukas's question to the defendant, "Would you have given this statement if your son hadn't been arrested?", the defendant, who is over 60 years old, was unable to control his tears and experienced emotional moments during the investigation process. Reacting to this incident, İmamoğlu expressed his disapproval with the words, "There will surely be a price to pay for these 'sighs'! There will surely be a consequence of this persecution before a fair judiciary!"