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EUROPEAN COMMISSION WELCOMED TURKEY'S COUNCIL OF STATE'S DECISION ANNULLING CONTROVERSIAL REGULATION
20:45 â~@¢ 27.12.13
The European Commission welcomed Turkey's Council of State's decision
to annul a controversial regulation on judicial police, obliging
those carrying out investigations to inform superiors, the Hurriyet
Daily News reports.
"In recent days, the change introduced to the judicial police
regulation has undermined the independence of the judiciary and
its capacity to act. The application of this regulation has been
suspended by the Council of State. I welcome this suspension and
hope the Council's decision will be quickly finalized," European
Commissioner for Enlargement Å tefan Fule said Dec. 27.
Fule recalled through his spokesperson he had already highlighted the
need to guarantee the independence and impartiality of investigations
by the judiciary into any allegation of wrongdoing, including
corruption. "I have also stated my concern about the removal of a
large number of police officers from their duties," he added.
"I urge Turkey, as a candidate country committed to the political
criteria of accession, including the application of the rule of law,
to take all the necessary measures to ensure allegations of wrongdoing
are addressed without discrimination or preference in a transparent
and impartial manner," said Fule.
The regulation was issued amid a graft scandal and increased concerns
among lawyers that the government was intervening into the judiciary.
Armenian News - Tert.am
20:45 â~@¢ 27.12.13
The European Commission welcomed Turkey's Council of State's decision
to annul a controversial regulation on judicial police, obliging
those carrying out investigations to inform superiors, the Hurriyet
Daily News reports.
"In recent days, the change introduced to the judicial police
regulation has undermined the independence of the judiciary and
its capacity to act. The application of this regulation has been
suspended by the Council of State. I welcome this suspension and
hope the Council's decision will be quickly finalized," European
Commissioner for Enlargement Å tefan Fule said Dec. 27.
Fule recalled through his spokesperson he had already highlighted the
need to guarantee the independence and impartiality of investigations
by the judiciary into any allegation of wrongdoing, including
corruption. "I have also stated my concern about the removal of a
large number of police officers from their duties," he added.
"I urge Turkey, as a candidate country committed to the political
criteria of accession, including the application of the rule of law,
to take all the necessary measures to ensure allegations of wrongdoing
are addressed without discrimination or preference in a transparent
and impartial manner," said Fule.
The regulation was issued amid a graft scandal and increased concerns
among lawyers that the government was intervening into the judiciary.
Armenian News - Tert.am