Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist Action...

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister and Nationalist Action Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli reiterated that the death penalty dispute would not cause any problems in the coalition government. The Nationalist Action Party (MHP) Chairmanship Council chaired by Bahceli convened to discuss the abolition of the death penalty. Addressing the meeting, Bahceli said that the MHP was against the lifting of the capital punishment completely. He stated that abolition of death penalty should not cover the crimes of terrorism and crimes against the state.