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Top Senate Democrat on Judiciary Committee meets with federal judges over threats
The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee met with three federal judges on Wednesday over concerns about threats and the safety of the judiciary in the wake of President Trump and his allies criticizing judges who block his agenda.
Currently, threats against the judges make headlines that lifted the rejection of the three Somalis. The JF wanted to know: What happened specifically? Are there any criminal charges? The answers suggest a suspicion. This post JF-Exclusive rejections: Are there any threats against the judges at all? was published on Young Freedom.
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç reacted strongly to CHP Chairman Özgür Özel’s statements about the judiciary on his social media account. Stating that the statements targeting the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor and members of the judiciary constituted a clear intervention in the independence of the judiciary, Tunç said, “No one can give instructions to the judiciary or make threats.”
Tunç's response to Özel regarding Akın Gürlek: Threats to the judiciary are open attacks on the rule of law, our judges and prosecutors will not bow to threats
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