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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Ankara Law Group Says Special Coup Courts Must Be Abolished - Bloomberg

"Ankara Law Group Says Special Coup Courts Must Be Abolished
By Benjamin Harvey - Apr 13, 2011 1:56 PM GMT+0300

The Ankara Bar Association called for the abolition of Turkey’s special criminal courts, which are leading investigations into alleged coup plots against the government.

“Our request is that all political parties declare in their elections manifestos that they will abolish the special criminal courts and never again allow there to be two separate legal processes in Turkey,” the association said in an e-mailed statement today."

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