During the 1999 amnesty, known as the “Rahşan Amnesty,” the Turkish Minister of Justice said, “Whatever you do, the Constitutional Court (AYM) extends this enforcement arrangement.” Türk used the following statements:
* In 1999 amnesty, those who went out of prison and committed a crime, killed their spouse, and who were involved in serious crimes caused great trouble. Now there is the same possibility.
* Whether such laws are called executions or conditional release, they result in amnesty. There is also an exception to coverage, but then the AYM finds it against the principle of equality, and criminals that the community conscience does not accept come out.
* The same result may occur for this law with sufficient signatures from the Turkish Grand National Assembly or if a court applies to AYM. This arrangement is positive because of the tightening in prison but the results are unpredictable.
Reminding that the amnesty of 1973 was canceled by AYM, Hikmet Sami Türk also criticized the exclusion of journalists, artists and intellectuals and said, “These people, who are considered criminals of thought, must be included in the proposal and political peace must be provided.”
