Almost one year after his arrest, Istanbul’s former mayor, Ekrem Imamoğlu, clashed with the presiding judge on Monday in a chaotic start to a sweeping corruption trial involving more than 400 defendants tied to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
Imamoğlu, 55, demanded permission to speak at the start of the proceedings, but the judge refused as the court began hearing procedural motions from defense lawyers representing the hundreds of suspects.
Imamoğlu is accused of leading a criminal organization for profit, involving tender-rigging and bribery.
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