Dissent in Turkey's ruling party over match-fixing
Reuters
Thu, 08 Dec 17:43:00 2011
Rare dissent surfaced within Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party this week after the president vetoed a new law on match-fixing, raising questions about party unity as its leader recovers from surgery.
The dispute emerged after President Abdullah Gul last week sent back to parliament a revised law reducing jail sentences for those guilty of manipulating soccer matches, a measure coinciding with a nationwide investigation into match-rigging.
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