TUSIAD: "The Ergenekon probe should be conducted carefully"

The ongoing Ergenekon probe should be carried out carefully, said the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) yesterday in a statement. "For the last year-and-a-half, Turkey has been discussing a judicial process called the Ergenekon probe," it said. "As the probe goes forward, debate over how the probe is being carried out is rising. The rule of law is an order under which no one and no institution has immunity, and everyone is subject to the law… In such cases, judicial bodies act very carefully so as not to violate the rights of the suspects. If necessary, resource and material support should be provided to expedite the process. In order not to erode public confidence that the case is being conducted in line with law and human rights, transparency should be adhered to, and the public should be kept regularly informed. And all political sectors should avoid statements which could cast a shadow over the independence of the judiciary."