There have been penalties for those who looked the other way when Epstein was convicted of child sex offences and decided to maintain relationships with the financier — but not for the British ambassador to Washington, reveals SOLOMON HUGHES

TURKEY’S ruling AKP has long used the judiciary as a political tool, targeting individuals and groups to suppress dissent under the guise of legality. This strategy enables control not only over politics but also over social life, leaving little room for independent thought or action.
The mass arrests of politicians, union leaders, journalists and artists following police raids have become routine. These incidents, once shocking, are now so normalised that even judicial practices bordering on scandal fail to provoke outrage.
However, politically motivated judicial actions do more than violate individual rights. They undermine legal security, creating a society where anyone could be arbitrarily jailed. The recent crackdown on trade union leaders and human rights defenders highlights this concerning reality.
