Monday, November 26, 2012

Turkish PM backs lifting Kurdish MPs immunity from prosecution - chicagotribune.com

Turkish PM backs lifting Kurdish MPs immunity from prosecution

1:46 p.m. CST, November 26, 2012

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he was in favor of lifting the immunity from prosecution of Kurdish deputies accused of links to militants, a move which would likely fuel tensions in the mainly Kurdish southeast.

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