’Anti-terror unit a gov’t effort for domination’
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Hurriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Haziran 11, 2009 00:00
ANKARA - The main opposition party yesterday argued that the proposal to establish a new body to fight terrorism "was a new example of the ruling party’s efforts to construct its own deep state."
"This proposal has more to do with giving away control of the F-type structure [the Fethullah Gülen organization] than to coordinate the intelligence," Hakkı Süha Okay, deputy parliamentary group leader of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, told reporters at a press conference he held at Parliament.
The government recently introduced the draft law on the establishment of the Undersecretariat for Public Order and Security, a new unit to provide better coordination among the civil and military intelligence and examine socio-economic conditions to eradicate the roots of terrorism.
F-type structure is the description the main opposition party uses for the Fethüllah Gülen movement’s allegedly connections within the state, especially in the police department.
Recalling that the government established a general-directorate for security issues in 2006 and had ignored the military’s demands to form an anti-terror unit for years, Okay asked the government to explain why it had delayed the process.
Monopoly
"What happened in these two years? In which issues has the general directorate under the prime ministry been insufficient? Isn’t this also the prime minister’s failure? Why has the combat against terrorism issue been given to the Interior Ministry from the Prime Ministry? If there is a need, why hasn’t the establishment at the prime ministry been reinforced?" asked Okay.
Underlining that an intelligence evaluation center will be formed within the new unit, he said "This proposal also aims at monopolizing, handing over all the information to the hands of the F-type establishment. These acts are the fruits of a fascist mindset."
Okay also claimed that the limits of the undersecretariat’s responsibilities and authority are not stated and thus could be abused. The bill is expected to be taken up by the General Assembly before Parliament goes into recess.
The government recently introduced the draft law on the establishment of the Undersecretariat for Public Order and Security, a new unit to provide better coordination among the civil and military intelligence and examine socio-economic conditions to eradicate the roots of terrorism.
F-type structure is the description the main opposition party uses for the Fethüllah Gülen movement’s allegedly connections within the state, especially in the police department.
Recalling that the government established a general-directorate for security issues in 2006 and had ignored the military’s demands to form an anti-terror unit for years, Okay asked the government to explain why it had delayed the process.
Monopoly
"What happened in these two years? In which issues has the general directorate under the prime ministry been insufficient? Isn’t this also the prime minister’s failure? Why has the combat against terrorism issue been given to the Interior Ministry from the Prime Ministry? If there is a need, why hasn’t the establishment at the prime ministry been reinforced?" asked Okay.
Underlining that an intelligence evaluation center will be formed within the new unit, he said "This proposal also aims at monopolizing, handing over all the information to the hands of the F-type establishment. These acts are the fruits of a fascist mindset."
Okay also claimed that the limits of the undersecretariat’s responsibilities and authority are not stated and thus could be abused. The bill is expected to be taken up by the General Assembly before Parliament goes into recess.