Turkish parliament to discuss possibilities to introduce changes into 301st article of Turkish Penal Code

February 19, 2007 - 16:00 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy from ruling "Justice and Development" party Faruk Çelik stated that this week during Turkish Grand National Assembly the issue of 301st article of the Turkish Penal Code will be discussed. The parliament will discuss possibilities to introduce some changes in the article or it will remain in its current form. In Çelik's words, the issue of full cancellation will not be included in the agenda. Earlier Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul stated at the interview to Turkish Daily News that "change or cancellation of 301st article is Turkey's own business."



The 301st article of Turkish Penal Code limits freedom of speech and expression and supposes criminal punishment for "insulting the Turkish nation". Slain "Agos" bilingual Armenian-Turkish editor Hrant Dink, Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and Elif Şafak have been prosecuted under this article.
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