27 minutes agoErdogan proposes death penalty for those lighting fires
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan praised on Friday the restoration of the death penalty for those responsible for lighting fires. “Where would this punishment send? Death penalty? Must be the death penalty”, Erdogan told reporters at the fire-hit resort in Marmaris. Turkey lifted its sentence with [...]
“Where would this punishment send? Death penalty? Must be the death penalty”, Erdogan told reporters at the fire-hit resort in Marmaris.
Turkey lifted the death penalty in 2002 and parliament must first vote before Erdogan approves it.
A fire in Marmaris, which has been lit since Tuesday, has affected 4,000 hectares and has forced 435 people to evacuate, Erdogan said, Anews, broadcast Klakosova.tv.
On Friday, a court in Marmaris sent a man to prison after he “rifeu” had sparked fire from anger over a family dispute, the state news agency Anadolu reported.
A second person was arrested in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, about 500km northeast of Marmaris, for alleged arson Friday, Anadolu reported.
The death penalty would be a “pre-emptive” and should be considered seriously, Erdogan added, without elaborate if he refers to fires in particular or other acts due to the triggering of a fire.
Last summer, massive fires destroyed thousands of hectares of forestland across Turkey.
The first major fire of this season in Marmaris raised fears of a possible spread in other regions.
