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Court to Deliberate on HADEP Objections in Closure Case
Turkish daily News July 8, 2002 HADEP, charged with acting as a front for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), has appealed to the high court claiming constitutional violations in five articles of the Political Parties Law. The court is expected to proceed with the case after ruling on HADEP's objections to the articles related to protecting the democratic order, independence and the principle of the country's unity, the ban on racism and forming new minorities. The closure case has dragged on for more than three years, since former chief prosecutor Vural Savas filed the charges against HADEP in January 1999. Party officials reject the accusations. The court decision to handle HADEP's objections coincided with the increased expectations of changes in the political landscape amid reports of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit's deteriorating health. European Union candidate Turkey has been under fire from its European allies for failing to meet EU standards on democracy and human rights for membership in the 15-nation club. HADEP's predecessors, the HEP and the DEP, were previously closed down on similar charges.
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