Lagendijk: "The AKP closure case seeks to subvert the majority public will"

Turkey must be determined in pursuing judicial reforms if it wants to be a modern, working democracy, said Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee Co-Chairman Joost Lagendijk yesterday. Referring to the prosecutor's indictment seeking the closure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), he said Turkey's judiciary was trying to overrule the choice of the majority of the people, calling this an attempted "judicial coup." He also reiterated that the European Union opposes the closure of political parties, except in extreme cases.