The leader of the Turkish Islamist Virtue Party, Recai...
The leader of the Turkish Islamist Virtue Party, Recai Kutan, said that he sees the maintenance of capital punishment as a "vital necessity" if its abolition was not required for Turkey's entry to the EU
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The leader of the Turkish Islamist Virtue Party, Recai Kutan, said that he sees the maintenance of capital punishment as a "vital necessity" if its abolition was not required for Turkey's entry to the EU.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Anatolia news agency monitored by BBC, 19/01/2000)
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