Turkey: The dictator must have gone crazy

There is no way back: After appointing a trustee for the İpek-Koza Group, the dictator must mobilize all the power he has, cancel the election and shut down all opposition parties, as well as appointing board members for all holdings and business conglomerates. There should be nobody left to oppose him; thousands of people should […]

There is no way back: After appointing a trustee for the İpek-Koza Group, the dictator must mobilize all the power he has, cancel the election and shut down all opposition parties, as well as appointing board members for all holdings and business conglomerates. There should be nobody left to oppose him; thousands of people should be locked in stadiums; the death penalty should be reintroduced; the Constitution should be suspended; laws should be abolished; there should be no light other than that in the palace. Otherwise, those who are behind this ruling and decision, including the bureaucrats, prosecutors and judges, will have to face hundreds of years in prison.
You appoint a trustee for one of the largest companies in Turkey, meaning that you assume the responsibility for billions of dollars; it is either Turkey will move to a regime of dictatorship where you will have protection and promotion — or you will be held accountable before the law. The initial reports indicate that the decision was taken under Article 133 of the Criminal Procedure Law. The reason for the exercise of this article must be reference to espionage offenses under Articles 328-337, according to the Turkish Penal Code (TCK).
There is something special about Article 133; despite the reintroduction of the reasonable doubt clause in the TCK, this article can be exercised in the presence of strong doubt. Thus, a criminal offense must be detected to rely on this article. The strong doubt is about the relationship between the detected crime and the company, not about the crime itself. In addition, the appointment of the trustee should be necessary to reveal the material facts in the case. This present decision reveals no detection of a crime, and no connection between the company and the offense is necessary to reveal the facts.
A court decision requires a series of preparatory steps which include the involvement of some state institution. All acts that serve as basis for appointment of a trustee are grave offenses. You cannot justify this decision by reference to law; you cannot defend it. As long as you remain connected to the world, many people will be affected by this. Obviously, just how Mustafa Varank was proud of his role in removing seven TV stations from the Türksat platform, there are some who do this as a struggle for a dictatorship. There is one fundamental problem with this: there will be an election on Sunday; and we are supposed to expect that the people will be pleased with this. Or is it now under consideration to postpone the elections or not recognize the results? Even if this is the case, it is not done so blatantly.
The intoxication of power? Is this an operation of revenge out of concern that they would not be able to do it after the election? No matter how you swing it, there is no reason there; it is pure madness. It is pure madness exclusive to the palaces which do not calculate the end. Politicians will get away with it; but how about the bureaucrats? The whole case is being repeated. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu tries to carry out a campaign that is full of slips of the tongue. He tries to create a legitimate framework by reference to majority government. He tries to mobilize the party, his staff and the voters so that he gets the result he wants in the ballot boxes. But like a bad joke, the “other” follows and ruins everything.
Davutoğlu must have been informed of the appointment of a trustee only after the decision was publicized. How do you think he reacted to it? You should expect more cases of slips of his tongue. Before June 7, we were expecting the arrest of some 120 journalists in an operation; that operation was postponed because of fears that it would hurt the party’s image. Obviously, the case will be repeated. The executioners in the pro-government media must be placing pressure for an operation against the Zaman daily and STV as well.
The palace is mad, hearing these voices. How about the others? What will Davutoğlu and his team do about the election they were expecting to win? Nobody should be worried; Turkey is not a country that will submit to such madness. Thank God for that.
Courtesy: TodaysZaman.com