Thursday, January 06, 2011

Ankara pledges to speed up criminal trials

"Ankara pledges to speed up criminal trials

By Delphine Strauss in Ankara

Published: January 6 2011 00:27 | Last updated: January 6 2011 00:27

Turkey’s justice minister on Wednesday promised “radical steps” to speed up criminal trials after new rules limiting pre-trial detention led to the release of Islamist militants whose convictions for decade-old killings had not yet been confirmed."

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