Many analysts are sceptical that the amended constitution...
Many analysts are sceptical that the amended constitution would lead to dramatic changes
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Many analysts are sceptical that the amended constitution would lead to dramatic changes.
Turkey's Parliament passed a sweeping series of constitutional amendments that would limit the death penalty and allow Kurdish broadcasts, moves aimed at bolstering the country's drive to join the European Union.
The death penalty would be limited to acts of terrorism and treason, but almost all of the prisoners on Turkey's death row were convicted of crimes related to terrorism. Fighting for a Kurdish state is considered an act of terrorism in Turkey.
Turkey's Parliament passed a sweeping series of constitutional amendments that would limit the death penalty and allow Kurdish broadcasts, moves aimed at bolstering the country's drive to join the European Union.
The death penalty would be limited to acts of terrorism and treason, but almost all of the prisoners on Turkey's death row were convicted of crimes related to terrorism. Fighting for a Kurdish state is considered an act of terrorism in Turkey.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Wall Street Journal Europe, 04/10/2001)
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