Selek Case a Travesty For Turkish Judiciary
Cengiz Candar describes the case and conviction of Pinar Selek as a low point for the Turkish judicial system.
![A Turkish riot police stands guard at the entrance of a courthouse in Istanbul A Turkish riot police stands guard at the entrance of a courthouse in Istanbul February 25, 2010. Turkey's political and military leaders meet on Thursday as a storm gathers over a coup plot investigation against the armed forces which is threatening stability and investor confidence in the EU-candidate country. The most senior detainees, retired Air Force Commander Ibrahim Firtina and ex-navy chief Ozden Ornek, are brought to the court for questioning on Thursday. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POL](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2013/01/RTR2AVE9.jpg/RTR2AVE9.jpg?h=2d235432&itok=Yw0hs7k7)
The Dreyfus case, which went down in history as one of the most notorious examples of judicial miscarriage, may seem like a joke compared to the judicial scandal that has rocked Turkey.
The story of the trial, known as the Pınar Selek case, easily dwarfs the Dreyfus case in comparison.