Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Amendments to article 301 on “Turkish identity” fail to satisfy

"Amendments to article 301 on “Turkish identity” fail to satisfy

Reporters Without Borders is not satisfied by the bill presented on 7 April by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for the revision of two controversial articles in the criminal code - article 301, which punishes “humiliation of the Turkish identity, the Republic and the institutions and organs of the state,” and article 305, which punishes “any action against major national interests.”"

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