A country that discusses theft according to who committed it does not measure justice, but only political affiliation. This decay, which is taking place in front of the eyes of the public, has opened a deep crack in our consciences.
However, this debate ignores the fact that it is not only money that is being stolen; it is the future of our youth, our trust in the state and, most importantly, the rotting of the legal bond that holds our nation together. The fight between “your thief and my thief” has turned from an individual vice into a systemic problem that is eating away at the very foundation of the state.
Politics is busy whitewashing: Where is Justice?
Instead of coming to terms with the dirty dossiers, the political establishment, with astonishing agility, showed the reflex to whitewash or magnify each crime according to its own side.
The common mechanisms of law and justice have been pushed to the background, left in silence.
The rule of law has been drowned in the shadow of blind allegiance, unconditional loyalty and destructive partisanship.
Our common ground of law, which gives life to democracy, has taken a heavy blow. And who will pay the price for this situation?
Presumption of Innocence is Our Red Line
We would like to emphasize that the presumption of innocence is our red line. We are not accusing anyone in advance. Only the independent judiciary can decide that. But there is a fact that ignoring this decay, which is visible to the mind and the eye, is now at the level of betrayal.
Violation of Judicial Trust is a Violation of the State's Reputation
Imagine: If gold, jewellery and critical assets that constitute evidence, delivered to the judicial custody, that is, to the most trusted vault of justice, disappear; if they evaporate; to say that “there is no theft” would not only make a mockery of reality, but also of our intelligence and seriousness.
You may one day be able to replace the stolen financial loss. But with which budget can you restore the ultimate trust of citizens in the state and the reputation of the palace of justice?
The future is also stolen
If exam questions are stolen, the future of the youth and the country is stolen. If such huge deficits in judicial custody are maintained, the foundations of the state will be shaken. If we fail to put a stop to this, theft will become a routine act, starting from safety deposit boxes to garbage containers, from subway tracks to suspension bridges that we do not cross. Who and how will account for the cries of honest citizens and young people who have been robbed of their hard work and labor for years?
Theft cannot be protected by loyalty
Theft is never an act that can be protected by comradeship law, loyalty, party loyalty or ideological excuses.
It must not be forgotten that every thief who is loyally protected today will sell his cause, his path and his comrade tomorrow without hesitation.
It is not only money that is stolen
What the thief steals is not just a personal loss, but a collective destruction. Stolen;
It is the unshakable bond between the state and the citizen,
It is a universal sense of justice,
It is the social moral order and common conscience.
The Last Word;
It will not be determined by who commits the theft, but by the political mind that chooses to protect him.
The hand that has reached for the trust has reached directly to the backbone of the state. This is precisely the dynamic that is rotting the state from within and leading it to destruction.
Let us not forget that the greatest trust is the republic itself.