TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “A State of Law Operates With Evidence, Not Suspicion”

TRT Former Announcer Sırrı Er: “A State of Law Operates With Evidence, Not Suspicion”
Sırrı Er
Publish: 18.05.2026
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Justice…

The boundary of a state is the conscience of a society.
And that conscience is wounded by a single sentence:

“I suspect you, but I cannot prove it. Therefore, you must prove your innocence.”

In a state governed by the rule of law, suspicion does not punish; it protects. The burden of proof belongs not to the individual, but to the state or the accuser.
Lawlessness has shown how easily this principle can be ignored.

When evidence is replaced by opinion, and judgment by administration, what remains is no longer law, but a system of uncertainty.

The government says it acts out of security concerns.
But when the balance between security and justice is broken, the state does not become stronger; it loses its legitimacy.
Because power, when not limited by law, does not produce justice.

The opposition could have taken a stronger and more courageous stance on such a clear issue. But calculations came before principles. Silence allowed injustice to grow even further.

And the people…

Perhaps the hardest confrontation lies here.
Justice lives within human conscience.
Every time we ignore an injustice done to someone else, we dig our own grave a little deeper.

The unchanging truth is this:

Justice either exists for everyone, or it exists for no one.
Law exists to limit the state. If that limit disappears, only power remains.

That is why we must demand justice for everyone.
Justice means putting everything in its rightful place.

The duty of being a citizen:
To think, to question, to demand rights, and to hold power accountable.

#BeACitizen

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