“They know they're under considerably more scrutiny now. They're aware of the legitimate concerns of observers, and they're trying to accommodate those concerns.”
“This is a regrettable escalation on the part of the government. On the other hand, it will encourage the judges to continue to speak out on the issue of judicial independence.”
“Because of the wide coalition of forces supporting the judges, it will only become more difficult for the government to suppress their activism. But whether or not the government will compromise on a draft judiciary law will be seen in the next few days.”
“No one wants to use 'national unity' anymore because it was used for years by the government to deny that there was a problem. They can't use 'secularism' because it's a dirty word. So they use 'citizenship,' but that means different things to different people.”
