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Deans Of 26 Law Schools Signed A Statement In Support Of Judiciary
Deans of 26 of the 33 faculties of law of Turkish universities declared a joint statement for the first time, and supported Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals, without mentioning his name. In their statement, deans said that protecting the judiciary is protecting the state of law. The statement said, "Judicial organs just like the legislative organ, use authority on behalf of the nation. State prosecutors file lawsuits under their legal responsibilities, therefore they are not a party to the lawsuits that they file. Harassment of judges and prosecutors harm the rule of law. Media organs should refrain from approaches that both harm the judiciary and put judges and prosecutors under pressure. Protecting judiciary is like protecting the principle of ‘state governed by rule of law’ and this is every one's duty". Pro-AKP, Islamist Yeni Safak reported on the deans’ move under the headline “Shameful Signatures”. Source: Hurrriyet, Yeni Safak, Turkey, March 20, 2008
Posted at: 2008-03-21
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