Hans-Christian Kruger, deputy secretary-general of...

Hans-Christian Kruger, deputy secretary-general of the Council of Europe, visited Ankara and made a speech at the Foreign Ministry. In his address, Kruger spoke on the issue of the death penalty and imprisoned terrorist PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.
Kruger pointed out that the death penalty hadn't been carried out in Turkey for nearly two decades, adding he expected a decision on Ocalan's punishment would be made soon. Some current proposals call for Ocalans death sentence to be changed into life in prison without parole.
Kruger stressed in his speech that he didn't believe Ocalan should escape punishment.