TÜRKIYE·DEATH PENALTY·JULY 20, 2000·1 MIN READ

The Justice Ministry commission made amendments to...

The Justice Ministry commission made amendments to the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) preliminary draft it had prepared in 1997

The Justice Ministry commission made amendments to the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) preliminary draft it had prepared in 1997. The commission voted unanimously to approve the "life imprisonment" sentence for crimes requiring death sentence.

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(Source: Anatolia news agency, 20/07/2000)