Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Turkey
removes 24 mayors over PKK links
Can the
government, not the court, remove an elected mayor and assign someone else in a
democratic nation? That’s what happened recently in Turkey and not only just
one of the municipal mayors but as many as 28 on the ground of helping or
having a link with the terrorists.
The Justice
Minister commented that being elected does not grant a right to commit a crime.
That doesn’t sound unreasonable. But how will the removal and arrests of 28 publicly
elected officials be justified?
Both
Turkey and the Philippines are essential, democratic allies for the U.S. but their
leaders are cracking down their domestic enemies ruthlessly and even lawlessly.
No nationwide protest against such purge or crack downs have been made by the
public, yet. Does it mean those moves are supported by the citizens?
Enjoy
reading and thinking about what the assurance and safety valve of democracy is.
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