EU Commissioner Guenter Verheugen expected Turkey to...
EU Commissioner Guenter Verheugen expected Turkey to abolish the death penalty during the European Court of Human Rights hearing dealing with the complaint from PKK [Kurdish Workers Party] chief Abdullah Ocalan
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EU Commissioner Guenter Verheugen expected Turkey to abolish the death penalty during the European Court of Human Rights hearing dealing with the complaint from PKK [Kurdish Workers Party] chief Abdullah Ocalan. The EU commissioner, responsible for enlargement negotiations, stated that the political preparations for the abolition of the death penalty were already in progress.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: ADN news agency monitored by BBC, 12/02/2000)
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