13/11/2024 | Writer: Kaos GL
According to the news in Gazete Duvar; AKP withdrew the “influence agency” regulation from the bill. The article will be reorganized and added to the proposal.
The Notary Public Law Proposal, which expands the scope of the crime of “espionage” in the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) and includes the regulation known as “influence agency” in public opinion, is being discussed in the General Assembly of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey today. While the “Stop the Influence Agent Law” campaign by civil society organizations on social media continues, Republican People's Party (CHP) Group Deputy Chairman Murat Emir announced the withdrawal of the law proposal known as the influence agency. According to the news in Gazete Duvar, AKP withdrew the “influence agency” regulation from the bill and will reorganize the article and add it to the bill.
Emir made the following statements on his social media account:
“The law proposal, known as the influence agency in the public opinion, has been withdrawn as of the moment as a result of our efforts to inform the public with the great support of our people for weeks, as well as our work and criticism in the parliament.”
About the influence agency law
The regulation expanding the scope of the offense of “espionage” in the Turkish Penal Code (TCK), known in the public as “influence agency”, was included in the Notary Public Law Proposal. The bill, consisting of twenty-three articles, added a new definition of crime to the “Crimes against State Secrets and Espionage” section of the Turkish Penal Code with the title “Committing crimes against the security or political interests of the state”, which was described as an “influence agency” regulation.
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