Turkey -- Lawyers have started taking up courses in martial arts such as Wing Chun to protect themselves. This is a result of being faced with a a growing number of threats outside and inside the halls of justice, both verbal and physical.
Exasperated by the failure of the police to respond to numerous complaints of abuse lodged by its members, the Bar Association in Izmir decided to take action.
A female lawyer who attends the course regularly, says: "Our job is very risky. Everyday we face threats. Once in a sequestration case (the confiscation of property due to debt default), I was nearly thrown down from the 4th floor of a building."
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