Although the Palace administration has tried to portray the fund embezzlement as an isolated incident, the public remains unconvinced. According to polls, the overwhelming majority of citizens do not believe those responsible will face punishment. The biggest problem, by far, is financial hardship.
Anyone who has written or spoken about the ‘My Family is Safe’ operations or the funding crisis has become a target of the government. Detentions, arrests and censorship have engulfed society.
Exactly 46 years have passed since the US-backed military coup of 12 September 1980. Throughout this period, which amounts to almost half the history of the Republic, the institutions created by the coup, the anti-democratic framework it established and the neoliberal socioeconomic order have remained in place. Today, the Palace regime continues to sustain itself by clinging tightly to the fascistic methods and institutions of 12 September.
Criticism that arrests, defined in the law as a ‘precautionary measure’, have been turned into a means of punishment has been proven valid. The number of detainees, which stood at 38,000 in 2023, reached 70,693 as of 1 September 2026.
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