Overview
- Chief Prosecutor Akın Gurlek submitted an indictment that names 402 suspects and identifies Ekrem Imamoglu as the chief suspect.
- The filing lists organizing a criminal group, 12 counts of bribery, seven counts of money laundering and seven counts of fraud, and holds him responsible for additional crimes allegedly committed by others such as tender-rigging.
- A court will set a trial date after formally accepting the case, and media reports say convictions on all counts could total up to 2,352 years in prison.
- Imamoglu, who has been jailed since March after his arrest with municipal officials, denies wrongdoing and his detention prompted the largest protests in Turkey in over a decade.
- Separate proceedings include newly filed espionage charges tied to campaign data and other cases over alleged insults, threats and document forgery, while the government says the judiciary acts independently.