
Ümit Kocasakal reacted to the statement of the President of Ankara No. 2 Bar Association that they helped 70 lawyers become judges and prosecutors.
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Gökhan Ağdemir, President of Ankara Bar Association No. 2, announced that they met with the Ministry of Justice for 70 lawyers to become judges and prosecutors during their two-year working period.
Former bar president Av., who is a candidate again for the presidency of the Istanbul Bar Association. Prof. Ümit Kocasakal reacted harshly to the statement of Ankara Bar Association No. 2 President, Lawyer Gökhan Ağdemir, that "70 lawyers acted as intermediaries in helping me become judges and prosecutors."
Stating that this statement is a legal fraud as big as the fund scandal, Atty. Kocasakal said, "This statement is a confession and evidence of nepotism and favoritism. With this close relationship, the purpose of multiple barons has become clear, and the fairy tales of impartiality and merit have collapsed."
"TALE TALES OF MERIT COLLAPSE"
Kocasakal, who described Ankara No. 2 Bar Association as a "bar association with guaranteed passage", said the following in his statement:
"Ankara, number 2 bar association president made a statement. During their two-year working period, they met with the Ministry of Justice for 70 bar association member lawyers to become judges and prosecutors, and they became judges and prosecutors as a reference! The Ministry also granted privileges!
This is a legal fraud that is as big as the funding scandal and cannot be covered up. This statement; It is a confession and evidence of nepotism and nepotism. With this close relationship, the purpose of multiple barons has become clear, and the fairy tales of impartiality and merit have collapsed."
SEQUENCE QUESTIONS FROM KOCASAKAL
"Now, although the answers are actually known, there are questions that both the numbered bar association and the Ministry of Justice need to explain and concern the whole of Turkey: Where is the merit in this? Why and how are the exams for the recruitment of judges and prosecutors carried out?
In what positions do those who are made judges and prosecutors based on reference and with privileges currently serve? For example, are they involved in investigations, arrests and seizures that are of public interest? To what extent do such 'transitions' occur?
Does the same relationship exist through the 'numbered' bar association in Istanbul? For example, do such 'references' and 'privileges' come into play in some investigations and trials, or in the 'undertaking' of some important cases? Does it have a different effect?

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