Assembly [parliament] Speaker Omer Izgi pointed out...
Assembly [parliament] Speaker Omer Izgi pointed out that certain EU countries, such as France and Greece, have retained the death penalty for war crimes or near war crimes
Assembly [parliament] Speaker Omer Izgi pointed out that certain EU countries, such as France and Greece, have retained the death penalty for war crimes or near war crimes.
Because Turkey also restricts the use of the death penalty to such crimes, the issue of capital punishment should not be an obstacle to joining the EU.
Because Turkey also restricts the use of the death penalty to such crimes, the issue of capital punishment should not be an obstacle to joining the EU.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: TRT 2 television monitored by BBC, 21/02/2002)