There is no justice, there is only “inertia”!

When faith in justice is lost, a state of “inertia” begins. Society degenerates, “street rules” are applied, and lawlessness increases.

Law, which derives its source from human values and morality, gives way to an order where moral value judgments are ignored.

In such a country, the number of gangs, criminal organizations for profit, and those who act as a state within a state increases.

Young people become eager to find easy money, rise through shortcuts, and get rich without putting in the effort.

Reading, putting in effort, and working are considered “foolishness.” Everything begins with this first spark turning into an unstoppable fire.

In a country where a legal professional does not apply the rules of law, a politician ignores the provisions of the Constitution, and a High Court is told, “I do not recognize your decision, let’s just shut it down,” what do you expect an ordinary citizen to do?

Where should we place the former Interior Minister’s statement to village headmen, “You demolish it, the court order will come later,” within a State of Law?

Isn’t what we have experienced in the last month a projection of the justice system having effectively turned into an “inertia system”?

In the ongoing Narin Murder Investigation, is the fact that the perpetrator has not yet been identified, all evidence is scattered about, and scenarios produced in public opinion appear in the interrogation records now considered “distributing justice”?

And what about a suspect who has “made committing crimes a habit” continuing to commit crimes while walking around freely, and killing a young female police officer with the weapon of another police officer; where should we place that?

In our country, where the Interior Minister announces operations against organized crime groups almost every day, is it best to live without questioning how these illegal structures have “taken root” in our homeland?

While one “life” is taken and “Brunson” is given; while “Dilruba” is taken and “Deniz” is released, and while it is discussed that the US on one side and Germany on the other are intervening in the processes, should we talk about justice or a state of inertia?

Can we convince our people that the legal system, which sheds tears for Gaza and labels it a genocide, but drops the Mavi Marmara Case “in accordance with the bilateral agreement” signed with the State of Israel, is distributing justice?

And should we point to the Court handling the case of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian Consulate General in Istanbul sending the file to Saudi Arabian Courts as an example of our justice system working?

The removal of the judges of the Court that issued the Acquittal Decision in the Gezi Park Case, the conviction decision issued by the judges appointed in their place, the non-implementation of the release decision regarding Osman Kavala, and the “ignoring” of the Constitutional Court and ECHR decisions—is this the sorry state of our justice system?

And what about imposing political bans through the Courts, taking decisions that the Supreme Election Council (YSK) accepts as “null and void” for an elected Mayor, and paving the way for designing politics with these decisions—is this distributing justice?

To what extent does an order where the Court of Cassation “ignores” the Constitutional Court’s decision, and the Constitutional Court “ignores” the Court of Cassation’s decision, inspire confidence in its citizens?

Where should we place the accounts of the grieving wife in the Sinan Ateş Murder Case, the desperation of the families in the Çorlu Train Accident Case, and the expert report controversies in the cases where the contractors of the buildings destroyed in the Hatay Earthquake are being tried?

What about the statements in investigations against journalists such as “let’s throw them inside for 3-5 months, let them come to their senses”? Are those who call the Criminal Judgeship of Peace system, which targets street interviews and social media posts and takes things as far as arrest, the “stick of the ruling power” thinking incorrectly?

In a country where the leader of the Main Opposition Party held a “justice” march, I don’t think it would be wrong to question the functioning of the justice system and express that there is no “Legal Security” left.

The fake evidence scandals in conspiracy cases, investigations against opposition journalists, allegations that drug barons are released at the request of politicians, the FETÖ Stock Exchange issue... do they not all stand before us like deep labyrinths within the justice system?

The period we are living in has descended upon society, especially legal professionals, like a nightmare…

How many people in the country can object to the saying, “In countries where justice shrinks, the big ones are now the criminals”?