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The Turkish parliament ratified a draft law changing...

The Turkish parliament ratified a draft law changing the expressions of ''execution of death sentence'' and ''death sentence'' in laws as ''heavy life imprisonment'' in order to conform to recent constitutional amendments

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The Turkish parliament ratified a draft law changing the expressions of ''execution of death sentence'' and ''death sentence'' in laws as ''heavy life imprisonment'' in order to conform to recent constitutional amendments.
The draft law envisaged changes in 46 articles of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) and in many other laws in line with the amendments to articles 15, 17 and 87 of the Constitution regarding the death penalty.
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  • (Sources: Anadolu Agency, 14/07/2004)