While the 29th hearing day of the corruption trial against Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) continued in Silivri, a person named M.G. who was watching the trial was detained due to posts made on social media. The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it has launched an investigation under Article 217/A of the Turkish Penal Code on the allegation that M.G. made misleading and untrue posts about the trial on their social media account.
In the prosecutor's statement, it was noted that the hearings related to the file numbered 2025/318 of the Istanbul 40th High Criminal Court continued in the hall at the Marmara Penal Institutions Campus and that M.G. made posts on social media during this process. M.G. was detained as part of the investigation.
The İBB trial continues as an important process involving 414 defendants, including Ekrem İmamoğlu, with 92 detainees.