Hate crime narrowly defined in Turkey’s democratization package
Turkey’s much-waited ‘democratization package’ contains a ‘narrow’ definition of hate crime by not including provisions for those targetted due to their sexual orientation and ethinic identity.
“A person who bars the selling, handing over or renting movable goods or real property to a person; who prevents a person from using of certain service offered to the public; who bars employment; and who prevents a person from running a regular economic activity, because of hatred stemming from the difference of language, race, nationality, color, gender, disability, political views philosophical belief, religion or sect, will be sentenced to prison for a period of one to three years,” the amended article states.
In this version, hate crimes do not include provisions for those targeted because of their sexual orientation or ethnic identity.
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