Parliament's justice commission starts work on the PKK dissolution bill

The Justice Commission began an article-by-article review on Aug. 7 of the Draft Law on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Integration, submitted on Aug. 5 and expected to reach the General Assembly early next week. It offers limited and conditional legal relief for membership, leadership, assistance and propaganda offences linked to the PKK, while excluding intentional killings and the gravest crimes committed before June 2005, and its justification states that it is not a general amnesty. The measures would take effect only once security institutions determine that the group has surrendered all weapons, confirmed by the National Security Council and published in the Official Gazette.

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