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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 23, 2002

The Dutch government denied asylum to Nuriye Kespir,...

The Dutch government denied asylum to Nuriye Kespir, a leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party who is wanted in Turkey to answer terrorism accusations

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The Dutch government denied asylum to Nuriye Kespir, a leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party who is wanted in Turkey to answer terrorism accusations. Dutch law bans extradition to nations, like Turkey, where a person could face the death penalty, and prosecutors are studying whether she should be tried in the Netherlands.
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  • (Sources: The New York Times, 23/02/2002)