Not even a lie

We have seen many times in the recent past sad examples in the name of democracy of how a submissive justice can turn into a weapon in the hands of political powers. When a physical attack was not enough, the justice weapon has now turned to daily Hürriyet. The target is freedom of expression and freedom of the press.

Unfortunately, those who are preparing the groundwork, provoking and guiding the freedoms of expression and press to come under a heavy threat, are again media organs associated with the government. Obviously they do not have an issue such as freedom of the press or freedom of expression. 

The apparent reason why an investigation against daily Hürriyet on charges of ?making propaganda of a terror organization? was launched was fabricated news printed on Sept. 10 on the the Sancak Group?s boulevard newspaper Güne?. As a matter of fact, the anti-Hürriyet campaign was not limited to that news only. The campaign by the pro-government media has been ongoing for a while. 

One of the accusing stories appeared in daily Sabah, with the title ?They united under the Cizre lie,? on Sept. 12. I felt the need to examine this story because there were criticisms from some readers about Cizre stories. 

In Sabah?s story, it said, ?Parallel media and its supporters ignored the statements of the Interior Ministry and followed the lies of the HDP [Peoples? Democratic Party] and PKK [Kurdistan Workers? Party] and put Cizre manipulations as their headlines?? It also said, ?Newspapers that shared the organization?s lies almost made PKK propaganda on their pages?? This story, which did not have a dateline or byline, appeared with newspaper clippings of Hürriyet with the headline ?Cizre locked off?? together with daily Cumhuriyet and daily...