Analitičari izražavaju zabrinutost zbog simptoma koje vide kao istražnu čistku sve većeg broja osumnjičenih: sve dublju polarizaciju vjerskih i sekularnih elemenata u društvu, nedostatak nezavisnosti pravosuđa, pa čak i, kako ostaje utisak, islamističku žeđ za osvetom protiv sekularista.
Analysts express concern about the symptoms they are seeing as the investigation scoops up an increasing number of suspects: deepening polarisation of the society's religious and secular elements, a lack of judicial independence and even a perceived Islamist thirst for revenge against secularists.