SEZER VETOES REVISIONS OF ANTI-TERROR LAW

Parliament now has the option of trying to re-approve the vetoed provisions, which it unanimously passed last week in a bid to push forward Ankara’s EU accession. Commenting on this development, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin argued that Sezer’s fear that annulling article 8 would encourage terrorism was mistaken, adding that he believed the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) would close ranks with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on this matter. “I believe Parliament will re-approve these provisions without any changes,” predicted Sahin.