Protests continue for a fifth night after court orders Imamoglu jailed

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Protests continue for a fifth night after court orders Imamoglu jailed  Protests erupted on Wednesday after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested following a dawn raid of his residence as authorities investigated allegations of corruption and terrorism.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/24/protests-continue-for-a-fifth-night-after-court-orders-imamoglu-jailed  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Crowds gathered outside Istanbul City Hall for a fifth consecutive night of protests.

00:07Earlier on Sunday, a court formally arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption

00:11charges.

00:13Clashes erupted as protesters threw flares and stones at riot police units, who in turn

00:18responded by using pepper spray to disperse the crowds.

00:22The protests came just a day after a major demonstration saw hundreds of thousands protest

00:26across Istanbul calling for Imamoglu's release.

00:30He was detained on Wednesday after a dawn raid of his residence amid an investigation

00:34into alleged corruption and links to terror groups.

00:38The court decided to jail the mayor on reasonable suspicion of running a criminal organization,

00:43accepting bribes, extortion, illegally recording personal data, and bid rigging.

00:49He was not, however, arrested on terrorism charges, with the court arguing that it was

00:53not necessary at this stage as he was already arrested for financial crimes.

00:58The largest opposition party, the CHP, also held a solidarity ballot in its first primary,

01:04where they were nominating their presidential candidate for the 2028 race.

01:08Symbolic ballot boxes were set up nationwide to allow people beyond the party's 1.7 million

01:14members to express their support for the jailed mayor.

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