The bills, submitted by Emine Ülker Tarhan, the deputy chairman of the CHP, to the Office of the Speaker of Parliament with the support of CHP İzmir deputy Rıza Türmen, proposes the removal of an article from the Anti-terrorism Law. The article states that “a person who engages in organized crime on behalf of a terrorist organization faces severe penalties on the same level as members of the organization, even he is not a member.” The bill also suggests the removal of some harsh penalties for those who deliver press statements or distribute bulletins for terrorist organizations.
The CMK bill suggests a change in an article relating to the conditions of acceptance of an indictment by the court. The new bill states that any indictment which includes evidence that violates the basic principles of law must not be accepted by the court and must be sent back to the prosecutor. This bill also reflects discussions on the use of wiretapping. Opposition parties reject the use of wiretapping by the police, even with approval of the courts, by claiming that it violates the privacy of individuals.
CHP chairman and deputies commemorate slain journalist Mumcu
Main opposition party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu was present at a memorial ceremony to commemorate journalist Uğur Mumcu, who was killed 19 years ago, at the scene of the murder in Ankara on Tuesday. Following the ceremony, Kılıçdaroğlu and other CHP members visited Güldal Mumcu, the wife of Mumcu and a current CHP deputy, at her house in the Gaziosmanpaşa neighborhood of Ankara express their condolences.
Mumcu died when a bomb, planted on his car while it was parked in front of his home, was detonated on Jan. 24, 1993. It is widely believed that Mumcu was assassinated for trying to discover what happened to 100,000 weapons that disappeared from the Turkish Armed Forces’ (TSK) arsenal. Although there were some detentions and arrests during the murder investigation, the masterminds of the assassination have not been found and Mumcu’s killing remains one of the many “unsolved murders” in Turkey.
