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‘Yes’ to death penalty will mean ‘No’ to EU membership, EU warns Turkey
Monday, July 18, 2016 8:54
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Reinstating the death penalty in Turkey would end EU accession talks, a German government spokesman has stated. Meanwhile, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini also warned that no country can become an EU member that has capital punishment.
“Introduction of death penalty would mean immediate suspension of accession talks,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday.
Turkey is part of the Council of Europe and is bound by the European Convention on Human Rights, the EU Foreign Policy Chief noted …. https://www.rt.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2016/07/yes-to-death-penalty-will-mean-no-to-eu.html
