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Pastor Andrew Brunson remains in prison in Turkey after another hearing - next one will not be until October 12. A cruel, political decision, just like his imprisonment. Case study in the absurdity of the present Turkish justice system.
Brunson is charged with being part of a conspiracy of evangelicals, Mormons, & Jehovah's Witnesses embedded among American service personnel in Turkey who conspired to divide the Turkish state on behalf of the PKK and Gulen movement. It would be a farce if it weren't so serious.
Keeping him in prison is a political decision. I admit I'm surprised. Letting him out would have been a simple, cost-free way for the Turkish government to show it was concerned about the relationship with the United States. Holding him for at least 3 more months is a new low.
I don't think anyone in the US (or Europe) is deluded anymore about the state of Turkey's judicial system or separation of powers. But perhaps we are still deluding ourselves about Ankara's commitment to even a diluted version of normal relations with its allies.
The contrast with how Ankara eventually yielded to Berlin over Deniz Yucel is interesting
What happened to Turkey being a reasonably tolerant country? Is there any hope of Turkey going back to tolerance?
It's been looking more and more like a totalitarian regime in recent years
More fallout from appeasing Erdogan with his fist bumping & showing no spine at Putin summit.
We need access to that airbase, so we have to do a lot of “appeasement”.
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