Bill tied to anti-terror bid set to legalize mid-August
A draft law addressing the legal aspects of the government’s “terror-free Türkiye project,” which envisions the full disarmament and dissolution of the PKK, will be passed in mid-August, according to sources from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Citing sources, the daily newspaper Hürriyet reported that the draft bill is expected to be voted on by Aug. 14, before the parliament goes on summer recess. Initially, the draft is expected to be submitted to parliament on Aug. 3.
The report suggests that the draft bill does not pave the way for jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to benefit from the right to hope, a legal principle established by the European Court of Human Rights requiring periodic sentence reviews for life-sentenced prisoners.
The unpublished blueprint defines the PKK as a defunct terrorist group and proposes that its members who have not committed major crimes be placed on probation.
