Achin Vanaik, professor of international relations, emphasized the significance of the Turkish court in maintaining isolation, saying that “the treatment of Öcalan in this manner is an indictment of both the judiciary and the administration.”
On the anniversary of the 9 October conspiracy, Achin Vanaik, Professor of International Relations and former Head of the Department of Political Science at Delhi University, and a member of the Transnational Institute (TNI) since 1987 commented upon the isolation of Kurdish people's leader Abdullah Öcalan and added that "of course, I am against the mistreatment of Öcalan and the deprivation of his fundamental rights."
Professor Vanaik, a lifelong advocate for nuclear disarmament, underlined that Abdullah Öcalan's isolation is the outcome of the judiciary-power dynamic.
Vanaik pointed out that the Turkish judiciary is not independent, and added: "In a democracy, the judiciary should be sufficiently independent of the administration to assure the defence of democratic and constitutional rights, including prisoners' rights."
Professor Vanaik emphasized the Turkish judiciary's involvement in perpetuating isolation saying that "the treatment of Öcalan in this manner is an indictment of both the judiciary and the government."
