TÜRKIYE·DEATH PENALTY·JUNE 3, 2000·1 MIN READ

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, in a statement from death...

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, in a statement from death row, said that a general amnesty must be legislated, so that arms could be laid down

PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, in a statement from death row, said that a general amnesty must be legislated, so that arms could be laid down. Ocalan stressed that the steps taken by Turkey to democratize so far were inadequate.

— SOURCES

(Sources: Ozgur Politika monitored by BBC, 06/06/2000)