Turkey’s parliament approves a pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants
- Turkey's parliament approved legislation for a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants.
- The vote was 468 in favor and 88 against the measure.
- The legislation will take effect only after the PKK has fully disarmed, as verified by Turkish authorities.
- The PKK had previously announced an end to its armed campaign and a decision to dissolve itself as part of a peace initiative.
- Certain convicted militants, including those involved in intentional killings, are excluded from the bill's provisions.
Turkey's parliament on Monday approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government’s peace initiative with their insurgent group.
Legislators voted 468-88 in favor of the measure that would only come into effect after Turkish authorities have verified that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has fully disarmed.
The PKK announced last year that it is ending its decades-long armed campaign against the Turkish state, declaring a decision to dissolve itself as part of the peace effort. The move came in response to a call from its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
The 12-article legislation outlines the procedures for the group’s disarmament and the rehabilitation of thousands of PKK members. It will suspend some prison sentences for convicted PKK members and postpone ongoing investigations and trials against others for five or 10 years, depending on the severity of the alleged offenses.
土耳其议会批准对数千名PKK武装分子的类似赦免法案
土耳其议会周一批准了一项立法，旨在对数千名库尔德武装分子实施有条件赦免，以推动政府与其叛乱团体的和平倡议。
立法者以468票赞成和88票反对通过了该法案，该法案仅在土耳其当局验证PKK完全解除武装后生效。
PKK去年宣布结束其对土耳其国家长达数十年的武装斗争，并决定作为和平努力的一部分解散。此举是响应其被监禁领导人阿卜杜拉·厄贾兰的呼吁。
该12条立法概述了该组织解除武装和数千名PKK成员康复的程序。它将暂停对被定罪的PKK成员的部分监禁判决，并根据指控的严重程度推迟对其他人的正在进行的调查和审判五年或十年。