ANAP leader Yilmaz claimed ANAP was the most relaxed party about
Ocalan's execution
Stating that he will say 'yes' in case there is a voting in TBMM about
Abdullah Ocalan's execution, ANAP General Chairman Mesut Yilmaz said ANAP
was the most relaxed party on this issue. Yilmaz made the following
evaluation about the execution decision of Ocalan:
" DSP is against death penalty. If it is left to them Apo will not be hung.
MHP on the other hand made the promise on campaign fields that they would
hang Apo. ANAP is the most relaxed party over this issue. The European Court
of Human Rights had given 11 decisions of suspension of a decision earlier
and Turkey had complied with them. That
has become traditional."
" If there is a voting in TBMM I will vote in favor of Ocalan's execution,
however everybody will act with their conscience. The discussion at the
moment is whether to bring the decision to the Parliament before completing
the internal judicial ways. Partners of the government feel the internal
judicial ways should be completed first" said Yilmaz.
Vehbi Dincerler too defended that the people would lose their trust in the
government if Ocalan is not executed.