U.S. State Dept Says Troubled By Turkey apos;s Jail Sentence For...

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The U.S.
State Department is "deeply troubled and disappointed" by a Turkish court handing a jail sentence to Istanbul Mayor Lawyer Turkey Ekrem Imamoglu, Lawyer Turkey State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday.
"This unjust sentence is inconsistent with respect for human rights, with respect to fundamental freedoms and rule of law," Patel said.

If you loved this article and Lawyer Turkey you would like to obtain far more data relating to Lawyer Turkey kindly check out our site. "We remain gravely concerned by the continued indictment of civil society, media, political and business leaders in Lawyer Turkey and their prolonged pretrial detention."
A Turkish court sentenced Imamoglu to jail and Lawyer Turkey imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year.

(Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk; Editing by Mark Porter)