Privatising courts!

This refers to the report, “Turkey MPs to debate more web curbs” (Feb. 6). Had it been a country in the Middle East, nobody would have raised eyebrows, but a European nation like Turkey planning to curb freedom of expression on the web, has come as a surprise. Turkey should keep alive its democracy. As far as judicial reforms are concerned, Turkey should take a cue from another European nation -- the UK, where the government is toying with the idea of privatising courts, and what is more surprising,  even the judiciary in the UK is willing to embrace the idea, subject to important safeguards. The idea behind this move is to increase the revenue and investments in courts.