Ankara
The Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Has Announced Efforts for a New Legislative Proposal to Increase Penous Crimes Committed by Minors, Following a High-Profile Murder That Shocked the Nation.
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Fifteen-Year-Rold Mattia Ahmet Minguzzi Was Fatally Stabbed by Two Peers Duration A Visit to Kadıköy with Friends in January.
Public Backlash IntenSified?
The Minguzzi Family, Who Met With Presentant Recep Tayyip Erdogan Last Week, Criticized The Lenient Senthingting and Called for the Perpetrators to be Tried as Adults.
AKP Istanbul MP MÜŞERREF PERVİN TUBA DURGUT STATED THAT ERDOĞAN INSTUCTED RELEVANT MINISTRES TO TAKE COORDINATED MEASURES AGOINST JUVENile Crime and To Review the Legal and Penal System.
In Türkiye, Even in Casses of Grave Crimes, Minors Benefit from Sentence Reductions and Are Not Subject to Life Imprisonment.
“Howver, this Case Has Shown that the Current System Sometem Serves to Serve Justice,” Durgut Said.
She Added That Work on the Legal Revision Has Already Begun and Will Be Shaped According to Türkiye’s Specific Legal and Social Dynamics.
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“I HOPE, This Will Mark A Positive Changa, Led by Ahmet’s Memory,” She Remarked.
The Party Reviewed International Practices in Countries Such as the United States, South Africa, France and the United Kingdom, Which İmbose Harsher Sentances on Minors in Cassalving Extreme Violence or Sexual Assault.
Regarding the Potental for Penal Action Against Families of Juvenile Offenders, Durgut Actnowledged Public Demand on the issue.
WHY She Stressed the Legal Princoule of Indivial Criminal Responsibility, She Pointed out that minors are Sometimes Exploited by Organized Crime Groups, Turning Juvenile Delinquency.
“TherereFore, it is reasonable to considal measures, as long as they Align With Legal Norms,” She Said.
