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Thursday, October 01, 2009

Top judge’s ‘pro-government judiciary’ sparks controversy

"Top judge’s ‘pro-government judiciary’ sparks controversy

Tuesday, September 8, 2009
ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Similar to the concept of pro-government media, a new concept of ‘pro-government judiciary’ was highlighted by the head of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Hasan Gerçeker, in his speech Monday. In the speech’s original text, Gerçeker wrote that the efforts should aim to establish an independent and unbiased judiciary not a pro-government judiciary. It was later revealed that Gerçeker skipped this part"

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