Turkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants
The measure suspends sentences and delays prosecutions for PKK members, with cases dropped if they do not re-offend during the review period.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a law granting conditional pardons to thousands of Kurdish militants linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party as part of a peace initiative.
- The law was published in the Official Gazette and will become effective only after Turkey's National Security Council confirms that the PKK has fully dissolved and disarmed.
- The law suspends certain prison sentences and postpones investigations and trials for PKK members, except for Abdullah Ocalan and other key PKK figures who are excluded from the pardon.
- Parliament had overwhelmingly approved the bill the previous week, with suspension periods of five or ten years depending on the crime.
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The law on amnesty for PKK members could affect many thousands of people, apart from those who have been directly involved in acts of violence. All that is needed is to complete the disarmament and hand over the weapons to the Turkish authorities. The post Turkey: Erdogan signed the law granting conditional amnesty to thousands of PKK members appeared first on in.gr.
A new law in Turkey provides for fines for PKK members. However, it should only be implemented after the banned organization has been dissolved.
The law allowing the return of combatants not convicted of violent crimes has come into effect. President Erdogan called it an "important step for a peaceful, prosperous, and secure future" for the country.
It is part of the Government's efforts to achieve peace with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which announced its dissolution last year
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