"Court chairman Hasim Kilic called the outcome of the case "a warning."
"Turkish court doesn't outlaw the ruling party; Issues sanctions; move viewed as secularism setback" by Ernesto Londono and Zehra Ayman, Washington Post | July 31, 2008
ISTANBUL - Turkey's highest court did slash the party's state funding in half for one year, and its chairman said it found credible evidence that party leaders had undermined secularism. Court chairman Hasim Kilic called the outcome of the case "a warning."
Party supporters labeled the case an attempted "judicial coup" and accused secular leaders of resorting to judicial maneuvers to attempt to broaden political power they were unable to attain at the ballot box.
The what box?
Turkish political parties have been banned in the past, but this case marked the first time a popular ruling party faced the prospect of being disbanded. Scores of police officers guarded the constitutional building in Ankara, the capital, after opening arguments started Monday morning, amid security concerns raised by recent attacks in Turkey."
And CUI BONO, eh?
Nothing about the bombing (or any other military operations) of Kurdistan in today's BG, either!
Par for the course!
