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The Czech state is not a rule-of-law-state
10.2.2008
By Ctirad Orac |
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February
10, 2008
PRAGUE, Czech Rep., -- That is the only
conclusion I could muster after reading the book
“Yekta Uzunoglu: Testimony”. Uzunoglu, a medical
doctor, describes in it his thirteen years long
struggle with the Czech courts, politicians,
investigators, and the police. He suffered almost
three years imprisonment with murderers, torture and
enduring attempts on his life from more than just
the prison’s doctor.
This did not happen during the communist era, it
happened during 1994 – 2007. The book charters the
chain of events leading to the imprisonment of the
successful businessman and sponsor,www.ekurd.net
proud and honest man
Yekta Uzunoglu. His case is not a result of failing
individuals, whereas it is a scandalous and
deliberate destruction directed by then directors of
state owned firms and their friends amongst
attorneys, prosecutors, police, investigators and
judges. |
Kurdish physician and businessman Dr Yekta Uzunoglu |
Possibly the most terrifying of all is the absence
of concern on the part of the politicians. Shocked
by being tortured in detention, by breaches of law
and by attempts on his life,www.ekurd.net
Yekta Uzunoglu started
writing letters: to the minister of home affairs
Ruml, to the president Vaclav Havel, to the premier
Vaclav Klaus, to many others and to the MPs. He
estimates writing some 10 000 letters: “For example,
each of the two hundred MPs got from me a letter
every week. Only few reacted.” With the exception of
toothless appellation by four MPs, nobody even
attempted to learn more and find how to prevent
injustice.
At last, after the unbelievable thirteen years the
court ruled that Yekta Uzunoglu has no case to
answer and is innocent.
Now, he intends to take the Czech institutions to
court for the injustice and suffering and losses he
had to endure.
I wish him good luck, if not at the Czech courts,
then at the EU courts.
And as Frantisek Janouch put it in his introduction
to Testimony:
“At the next elections – one of the most important
questions put to the candidates ought to be:
Have you read this book? What are you going to do to
eradicate in depth the lawlessness, brutality and
cynicism from our police, judges, judicial system,
detentions and prisons as soon as possible? What are
you going to do to prevent them re-appearing?
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