Turkey's Erdogan lifts lawmakers' immunity, paves way for prosecutions
Lawmakers in Turkey could now be subject to prosecution after a bill allowing criminal charges to be brought against legislators was signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Earlier in May, the Turkish parliament approved the lifting of lawmakers’ legal immunity in a secret ballot, allowing the bill to go directly to implementation, avoiding a referendum.
The new law, which comes amid allegations of freedom of speech violations in Turkey, is apparently aimed at Turkish lawmakers who might be supportive of the Kurds and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), considered to be a terrorist organization by Erdogan's government.
Member of Turkey's opposition, the anti-nationalist People's Democratic Party (HDP) might be among the new bill's targets.
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INC News, 07/06/2016 - source: ©RTNews
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