Nobody is called to account in this country

Do you remember Muharrem Ta?? There is no probability that one can ever forget his heart-crushing photo. In the eastern province of Van's Yal?nca village, the Çal?k area was snowbound and one-and-a-half-year-old Muharrem died because he could not be taken to hospital. His father was carrying his tiny body on his back wrapped in a bundle.   

Do you remember what then Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy head Hüseyin Çelik said? Let me remind you. 

He said, "Whoever has been negligent here, whoever has done wrong, that person should be held accountable in the name of the nation, on behalf of little Muharrem. This is a huge mistake, a fault, a gaff; it should definitely be called to account."

What do you think happened then? The offense was charged on two health workers, the emergency medical technician and the emergency doctor. The government's practices which caused this tragedy, from transformation in health to the closure of village services to handing over of the snowplowing duties to contractors and contracted workers, were ignored. Nobody was called to account on that front. 

When the bridge collapsed in Çaycuma and 15 people died, do you remember what the governor said? He said, "Through a judicial investigation into neglect we will find those who are responsible. If there is neglect, it will be looked into." 

What happened next? 

The chief public prosecutor closed the investigation because the administration did not allow an investigation of the responsible institutions and individuals. Thus, in the disaster where 15 people died, nobody was found responsible. 

In the Ermenek mine disaster where 18 miners died, do you remember what then Development Minister Cevdet Y?lmaz said? He said, "Whoever...