Turkey parliament to consider death penalty for coup plotters: Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said his government would ask parliament to consider reintroducing the death penalty as a punishment for the plotters behind the July coup bid.

"Our government will take this (proposal on capital punishment) to parliament. I am convinced that parliament will approve it, and when it comes back to me, I will ratify it," Erdogan said in a speech in Ankara.
 [dailystar.com.lb/AFP]
29/10/16
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