Turkey Opposition Mayor Imamoglu Sentenced to Prison, HT Reports

Ekrem Imamoglu

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A Turkish court sentenced the opposition mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, to one year and eight months in prison on charges of threatening and insulting a prosecutor, broadcaster Haberturk reported.

The court acquitted Imamoglu on a separate charge of inciting others to target the prosecutor, it said.