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Hearings continue in İBB case, defendants not under arrest present defense
At the 82nd hearing of the İBB case, defendants not under arrest presented their defense; Babacan denied the bribery allegation and Karakaya denied claims that he had organized the tenders himself. In a separate development, the lawyer for İPA Head Buğra Gökçe requested release, stating that the maximum detention period had expired.
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Hürriyet: İBB'ye yönelik 'Yolsuzluk' davasında 82’nci duruşma8th to publish45 citations today
Sabah: "İmamoğlu çıkar amaçlı suç örgütü" davasının 82. duruşması başladı2nd to publish25 citations today
Daily Sabah: Businesspeople reveal bribery scheme at Istanbul municipality1st to publish1 citation today
Medyascope: İBB davasında 2. duruşmada 18. gün: “Rüşvet durumu yok”5th to publish
BirGün: Buğra Gökce için azami tutukluluk süresi doldu: "Serbest bırakılmalı"6th to publish39 citations today
Yeniçağ: Buğra Gökçe’nin avukatından yeni talep: Süre doldu, serbest kalmalı7th to publish54 citations today
Evrensel: İmamoğlu'ndan İBB davası çıkışı: "Bu zulmün bir sonucu olacak"3rd to publish30 citations today
Independent Türkçe: İBB davasında 82.gün4th to publish5 citations today
Where reports differ
Pro-government press Sabah and Hürriyet highlighted the content of the indictment, reporting that İmamoğlu was portrayed as the "leader of the organization," that an assessment of approximately 160 billion lira in public damages related to 143 acts had been made, and conveyed the sentences sought.
Opposition-leaning and independent press Medyascope, Independent Türkçe, BirGün and Yeniçağ highlighted the defendants' denials of the charges and the statement "there is no bribery situation," and also reported on the request for release by Buğra Gökçe's lawyer on grounds that the maximum detention period had expired.