The arrest of the Mayor of Istanbul is “a severe setback for democracy,” criticizes the Federal Foreign Office. İmamoğlu requires additional protests.
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The Federal Government criticizes the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu as a severe setback for democracy in Turkey. It requires a clear clarification of the allegations and a rule of regulation. The identical applies to arrested protesters. Compliance with the rule of regulation and democratic rules is central to relationships between the EU and Turkey. İmamoğlu known as for additional mass protests towards President Erdoğan after a Turkish courtroom ordered custody.
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The Federal Government criticized the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. The process is a extreme setback for democracy within the Türkiyementioned a spokesman for the Federal Foreign Office on the request of the Reuters information company. “Political competition must not be conducted with courts and prisons. We expect the allegations to be cleared as quickly as possible transparently and there is a procedure based on the rule of law.”
The identical applies to allegations towards arrested protesters, the spokesman mentioned. “Compliance with the rule of law and democratic principles remains a central component for our relationships with Turkey – at a bilateral level and for relationships between the European Union and Turkey.”
A Turkish courtroom had ordered pre -trial detention for the arrested opposition politician. He known as on his followers to different mass protests towards lengthy -time President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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