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Rice needs more water
Obviously, it was a very difficult decision for President Abdullah Gül to make. Despite the hopes of opposition parties and skeptics who suspect the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, of harboring a secret agenda to gradually Islamize the administration of secular Turkey and who see the military as "custodian" of the modern republic, and of course the secularism principle, the president did not veto in whole or part the controversial legislation that allows officers to be tried in civilian courts and signed it into law.
Reform
Talking with an eminent journalist, the chief judge of the Constitutional Court has reportedly asked, "What’s going on regarding constitutional amendments?" The chief judge was apparently not expecting the journalist to answer the question as he himself answered it by saying, "As much as the content of a constitutional amendment, how an amendment is made is very important."
Akman must step down
Politization of a criminal case may produce some awkward results, could turn into a character assassination and definitely cannot serve to the cause of justice. If and when people implicated in a criminal investigation are subjected to summary execution on the front pages of newspapers or on TV screens, it becomes all the more difficult to talk about respect to the supremacy of law in that country.
Dangerous designs
It appears that the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has started pondering once again some very dangerous plans in hopes of putting an end to or at least slowing down its meltdown. Indeed, the recent history of the country demonstrates vividly that social tension and polarization help advance the AKP and help the main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, to at least maintain its status as the strongest opponent of the AKP. But such stiff polarization is not conducive to the advancement of the country at all.
President in court
So unfortunate, is it not? It is nothing more than a waste of time and energy. Can President Abdullah Gül be brought to court and tried in connection with the former Welfare Party’s missing 1 trillion lira case? Does the Constitution allow presidents to be questioned and indeed tried by a court for an accusation other than treason against the state? Can a verdict by an Ankara district court for the trial of Gül in connection with the RP’s missing 1 trillion lira case insult the presidency or demonstrate that everyone is equal in front of the law and that even presidents can be tried for petty crimes?
A new closure case?
Nowadays there is a serious claim floating around in Ankara. Speculations cannot of course be taken very seriously, but if the speculation is about the probability of yet another closure case against the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, then it cannot be brushed aside so easily.
Democracy in Pakistan
I know that at least half of those who saw "Pakistan" in the title, will not read this article. It is incredible that people living in such an important region and country stay indifferent to the developments in the world, at such times of trouble. Indeed, it is difficult to discuss internal politics without understanding the developments around the world.
