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The Kazova workers raised an objection to the shell company
and the collusion. The court examining the objections rejected
the objection by the workers. The lawyer of the workers, Suleyman
Gokten, was present in court. The lawyer participating in the hear-
ing on behalf of NES TRIKO however presented documents of
Kazova A.S. That is, Kazova was the true owner of the machines,

and did not want to leave these machines to the workers. The
court examined the form and method whereby the machines were
removed, ruled that they conformed to law and rejected the work-
ers’ demand. Before the court the Kazova workers made a press
statement tht the machines had been removed from their own
control and they would not leave them to the Somuncus, and said
they would continue their struggle to obtain the machines.

Two Trials, One Class Behaviour

Two court hearings took place on Tuesday 12 November.
Moreover, these two hearings served as examples of who is really
served by the laws and the courts, prosecutors and judges who im-
plement the laws. Undoubtedly this is the case with a great many
court hearings. Because essentially all laws are designed to protect

the interests of the monopolies. The laws are framed to serve their
needs. This is why it is for example not a crime to steal from work-
ers. The employer or bosses do not pay the workers for months,
confiscate their seniority and notice and deceive their workers but
in the law’s eyes they are innocent. Their theft of labour is not a
crime. Because in the laws of Turkey there is no such law as “Not
paying wages to your workers is punishable by five years’ impris-
onment”. Has this not been thought about, did it simply not occur

to anyone?

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