Türkiye's parliamentary Justice Commission has begun deliberations on the proposed Bill on Strengthening National Solidarity and Social Cohesion, which was submitted to parliament earlier this week as part of the country's "Terror-Free Türkiye" initiative.
Opening the meeting on Friday, Justice Commission Chairman Cuneyt Yuksel said the proposal introduces "exceptional and temporary legal mechanisms" subject to specific conditions concerning certain investigations, prosecutions and the execution of finalised prison sentences.
Yuksel stressed that the bill does not constitute an amnesty and would not eliminate convictions, alter the legal nature of offences or remove criminal liability.
He said the mechanisms foreseen under the proposal could be implemented only after security institutions verify that the PKK/KCK terrorist group and affiliated structures have ended their armed activities and surrendered their weapons, and after the National Security Council confirms the determination in a decision published in the Official Gazette.
The 12-article bill was submitted to parliament on Wednesday with the signatures of around 360 lawmakers.
It provides for the deferral of certain investigations, prosecutions and the execution of sentences related to offences committed within the activities of or on behalf of the PKK/KCK terror group, subject to specified conditions.
Intentional homicide and organisation leaders are excluded from the proposed arrangement.
