Ria Oomen-Ruijten: Rule of law must be Turkey's priority - Main contents

Commenting on the widespread corruption scandal in Turkey, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Turkey Rapporteur of the European Parliament, underlined the important role of independent and impartial judicial proceedings for a functioning rule of law in a democracy.

Ria Oomen-Ruijten:"Tackling corruption at all levels is an important element of a functioning rule of law. Recent developments have raised concerns with regards to impartiality of the investigations and the separation of powers."

"I call on the Turkish government to refrain from interfering in judicial proceedings and to make sure regulations are in line with the principles of independence of the judiciary, separation of powers as well as the relevant articles of the Constitution."