’Justice Ministry targets judiciary’
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Hürriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 18, 2009 00:00
ANKARA - President of the Judges and Prosecutors Association Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu says the Justice Ministry targets the judiciary and ignores universal rules of democracy to conceal its own illegal and incorrect actions, in response to the ministry’s inquiry into his remarks
The president of Turkey’s judges association said the judiciary was under pressure, criticizing the Justice Ministry for targeting the judiciary.
Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu, president of the Judges and Prosecutors Association, or YARSAV, held a press conference Friday in regard to the Justice Ministry launching an inquiry into his remarks on the Ergenekon probe. Eminağaoğlu said the ministry targeted him and ignored the universal rules of democracy in order to conceal its own illegal and incorrect actions.
"In its letter, which requires a defense from me, the Justice Ministry wanted me to keep the details of the letter confidential and not share them with the press. In which age we are living? The confidentiality disappears only if I want it in line with the United Nations’ decisions. The ministry is violating the rules," Eminağaoğlu said.
The Justice Ministry launched an inquiry into Eminağaoğlu's statements that criticized the way the Ergenekon investigation has been handled as well as the implementations of the ministry. The ministry asked for Eminağaoğlu to defend his remarks within 10 days, and requested Eminağaoğlu be removed from his post in accordance with the result of the inquiry.
’Judges are wiretapped’
Recalling government officials’ remarks that there has been no eavesdropping, Eminağaoğlu said the ministry’s letter also included the details of the dates and hours of his conservations with 25 other judges and prosecutors who are on duty, which was a clear indication of the pressure imposed on the judiciary.
"The Justice Ministry targeted the judiciary. I am not a privileged figure and I am open to all legal procedures. But the state should look to the principles of the rules of the state. The judiciary in under pressure," he said.
Noting that the ministry first avoided giving an answer to his question on whether the ministry had launched an inquiry into his actions, Eminağaoğlu said the ministry had to inform him of the inquiry as a result of his appeal to the Prime Ministry, without giving further detail on the reason of the inquiry.
"All these types of incidents didn’t even occur when the country was under martial law. Turkey has come to a dangerous point," he said. "The judicial control mechanisms over the National Intelligence Organization and the Security Department are being neglected. The working conditions of those judges who permit wiretapping should be well examined."
Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu, president of the Judges and Prosecutors Association, or YARSAV, held a press conference Friday in regard to the Justice Ministry launching an inquiry into his remarks on the Ergenekon probe. Eminağaoğlu said the ministry targeted him and ignored the universal rules of democracy in order to conceal its own illegal and incorrect actions.
"In its letter, which requires a defense from me, the Justice Ministry wanted me to keep the details of the letter confidential and not share them with the press. In which age we are living? The confidentiality disappears only if I want it in line with the United Nations’ decisions. The ministry is violating the rules," Eminağaoğlu said.
The Justice Ministry launched an inquiry into Eminağaoğlu's statements that criticized the way the Ergenekon investigation has been handled as well as the implementations of the ministry. The ministry asked for Eminağaoğlu to defend his remarks within 10 days, and requested Eminağaoğlu be removed from his post in accordance with the result of the inquiry.
’Judges are wiretapped’
Recalling government officials’ remarks that there has been no eavesdropping, Eminağaoğlu said the ministry’s letter also included the details of the dates and hours of his conservations with 25 other judges and prosecutors who are on duty, which was a clear indication of the pressure imposed on the judiciary.
"The Justice Ministry targeted the judiciary. I am not a privileged figure and I am open to all legal procedures. But the state should look to the principles of the rules of the state. The judiciary in under pressure," he said.
Noting that the ministry first avoided giving an answer to his question on whether the ministry had launched an inquiry into his actions, Eminağaoğlu said the ministry had to inform him of the inquiry as a result of his appeal to the Prime Ministry, without giving further detail on the reason of the inquiry.
"All these types of incidents didn’t even occur when the country was under martial law. Turkey has come to a dangerous point," he said. "The judicial control mechanisms over the National Intelligence Organization and the Security Department are being neglected. The working conditions of those judges who permit wiretapping should be well examined."