INTRODUCTION OF PUNISHMENT FOR GENOCIDE INTO TURKISH CRIMINAL CODE MAY BECOME HEADACHE FOR COUNTRY

September 20, 2004 - 23:00 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy of the Great National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT) representing Ankara Ersyonmez Yarabayn has expressed concern over the bill of reform of the Criminal Code, approved by the GNAT Supreme Council, including a point, providing punishment for committing genocide. According to Hurriyet Turkish newspaper, having criticized the provision on genocide, the Deputy stated that "the amendment" may become a headache for Turkey, as Ankara has not recognized the Armenian Genocide. Minister of Justice of Turkey Jemil Cicek tried to calm him down, noting that the changes being introduced will not have a retroactive effect. It should be noted that the new article for genocide, which is introduced for the first time in Turkey's history, provides for the extreme penalty - life imprisonment. It should be added that the reform of the Criminal Code is a prerequisite for the beginning of talks on Ankara accession to the EU.
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