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Ankara to scrap death penalty in wartime
Turkey said yesterday it would shortly scrap the death penalty in times of war, bringing it into line with the European Union, which it aspires to join. Turkey abolished the death penalty in peacetime in August 2002 as part of a package of human rights reforms aimed at persuading the EU to open membership talks.The talks began last October but are expected to last many years. The policy will come into effect on June 1. Turkey has executed no one since 1984. Posted by: Steve White 2006-03-04 |
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