Breaking News... First comment on the judicial crisis from Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç! A 'New Constitution' statement that will be widely discussed

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç attended the Judicial Organization Meeting at the ATGV Antalya Judges' House.

Highlights from Minister Tunç's speech here are as follows:

"The Constitution has many contradictory articles. There are articles that are applied or not applied outside the will of the legislator. Yes, the decisions of the Constitutional Court are binding on everyone. There is also an article stating that the Court of Cassation is the final authority for reviewing decisions rendered by judicial courts. There is no hierarchical relationship between high courts.

The solution to the problem lies in eliminating contradictions by drafting a new constitution. The problem cannot be permanently solved without a constitutional amendment. I sincerely believe that our parties with groups in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) and our deputies will now be sensitive to this issue. We do not need sit-in protests in the TBMM; we need work.

It is impossible for us to accept inappropriate expressions directed at our President. The Republic of Turkey is a state of law. Problems can be solved within the framework of the law. However, if some are trying to pull this into a different dimension, there is a different intent. This matter will be resolved within the law."

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE

The Constitutional Court (AYM) had ruled that the rights to "be elected and engage in political activity" and "personal liberty and security" of Can Atalay, who was sentenced to 18 years in prison in the Gezi Park case and elected as a TİP deputy for Hatay while in prison, had been violated.

The 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation, which had previously upheld the prison sentence given to Atalay, had filed a criminal complaint against the members of the Constitutional Court.

News Source: 12punto