Judiciary That Makes Political Statements Is One That Has Lost Neutrality And Independence, Firat

ANKARA - A senior official of the ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party said Friday "judiciary that makes political statements is one that has lost neutrality and independence".
Delivering a keynote speech at the meeting of AK Party provincial chairmen in Ankara, deputy chairman of the AK Party Dengir Mir Mehmet Firat said that "political statements made by the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Council of State are observed by the Turkish nation with amazement and concern".
"Those who have placed their signatures on such statements have unfortunately lost their independence", Firat noted.
Presidents Commission of Turkey`s Supreme Court of Appeals issued Wednesday a statement criticizing certain political circles for attempting to influence and control the judiciary branch.
The Commission said recent developments proved that these circles failed to absorb the independence of the judiciary branch and were trying to create a judiciary branch that took sides with and protected the executive branch.
Referring to the dissolution case filed against the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party at the Constitutional Court by the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya, the Commission said, "However, the defendants and their supporters ignored the fact that the indictment was a corporate one, and they attempted to make the Chief Public Prosecutor subject to reactions and enmity of the people through illogical, unlawful remarks and articles and acts most of which constitute crimes in themselves."
"Democracy makes it a must for everyone to respect laws. Statements issued by the Supreme Court of Appeals and the Council of State are in violation of Article 138 of the Turkish Constitution which calls for independence of the judiciary", Firat said.
"Everyone should be aware that those who seek for legitimacy out of a legal context are destined to lose", Firat also said.
(SOL-AÖ)