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To: Brumar89 who wrote (20012)11/22/2016 2:39:35 PM
From: Clark Kent   of 20106
 
Turkey withdraws bill critics say would free men accused of sexual abuse if they marry underage victims

news.nationalpost.com

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Hundreds of people gathering in front of the parliament building to protest the measure, burst into celebrations after the government pulled it back.

“I am embarrassed that this issue is even being discussed,” said Perihan Koksal, one of the protesters. “A child can’t be a woman, can’t be a mother.”

Devlet Bahceli, the leader of the opposition nationalist party called on the government to abandon the measure completely, and that submitting it to a review is not enough.

“Don’t suffocate Turkey any further with such meaningless and empty discussions,” Bahceli said in a speech in parliament.





Adem Altan / AFP / Getty Images Turkish Prime Minister and leader of Turkey's ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Binali Yildirim

Opposition parties, rights groups and citizens had widely condemned the proposal since its initiation last week, issuing statements and staging demonstrations in a number of cities.
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