The alleged anti-government plot document was on the agenda of yesterday's National Security Council (MGK) meeting which lasted almost 8 hours. According to sources, Turkish General Staff Chief Gen. Ilker Basbug expressed his objection to the "midnight law" (on trial of military personnel by civilian courts) both at the Prime Ministry HQ after his meeting with Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan and at Cankaya Presidential Palace following the MGK meeting.
During the talks he held with Erdogan, Basbug said that the recently adopted law would harm the hierarchical relations within Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Meanwhile,Erdogan said that Basbug's objections were "worth assessing". Parties agreed that the discretionary authority regarding the law sent to Cankaya Palace for approval, should be left to President Abdullah Gul.
Source: Vatan (Turkey), July 1, 2009
