Mehmet Kale Kişi, Secretary General of the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), announced that the party has taken the amendments made to the Prison Discipline Regulation to the Constitutional Court. Kişi stated that these changes pose serious problems in terms of both the principles of the rule of law and the separation of powers.
Criticism of the Government’s Approach
Kişi emphasized in a statement regarding the issue that the changes made by the UBP-YDP-DP Government violate legislative powers. “It is absolutely unacceptable to replace the court with the administration and attempt to fill the legislative body’s powers with regulations,” Kişi said, arguing that the broad pardon authority given to the prison discipline director has the potential to invalidate court decisions.
Kişi’s Statements
In a social media announcement, Mehmet Kale Kişi pointed out that the prison director has been granted the authority to pardon up to one-third of the sentence based on the “good behavior” of prisoners sentenced to two years or more. It was stated that this authority does not fall under an administrative action category, but instead represents a public power that directly affects the enforcement of court decisions.
Kişi added, “The justice system depends on the operation of institutions that balance each other. However, the government is attempting to disrupt this balance with a single regulation. This situation undermines the principle of separation of powers.” He also expressed that if the person exercising pardon authority becomes an alternative authority to the court’s decisions, exempting from judicial oversight will weaken the legal system.
Kale Kişi concluded his statements by saying, “The rule of law requires governance according to rules. A system where personal discretion takes precedence over laws is unacceptable.”
Source: www.yeniduzen.com
