Turkish court sentences Erdogan rival to jail for insulting officials

ISTANBUL, Dec 14 (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul Mayor Lawyer Turkey Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular rival of President Tayyip Erdogan, Lawyer Turkey to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, in a ruling set to go to an appeal.

Imamoglu, from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), Lawyer Turkey was tried over a 2019 speech in which he said those who annulled the Istanbul local elections at the time were “fools.” The charge carried a maximum prison sentence of four years.Here is more information on Lawyer Turkey review our own site. (Reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen and Lawyer Turkey Ece Toksabay; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Dominic Evans)