Gov't open for proposals on security bill
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Group Deputy Chair Pervin Buldan said on Saturday that the strongly debated Domestic Security Reform Package will be subjected to some amendments and that the bill will not pass with the currently included items. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu underlined in early February that although the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has given one week for the opposition parties to provide amendments to the bill, there were no proposals from either the Republican People's Party (CHP), Nationalist People's Party (MHP) or the HDP. Parliament has already approved 33 amendments out of a total of 132 items included within the Domestic Security Reform Package despite fierce resistance by opposition parties.
Following a highly significant joint press conference with the government and HDP deputies on Feb. 28 in efforts to successfully finalize the reconciliation process, Buldan said: "There are some items that we [the HDP] oppose. Our party members are preparing motions regarding these items and will submit these motions to the AK Party when they are finalized." Davutoğlu once again assured in the party's weekly group meeting on Monday that the Domestic Security Reform Package will pave the way for a successful reconciliation process, and added: "With the joint press conference on Saturday, we have reached a notable point in the reconciliation process." While Buldan said that the HDP opposes some items and that some amendments will be made, she did not clarify the items opposed by the HDP.
Commenting on the security reform bill, AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Mustafa Elitaş said on Monday following the party's group meeting that the discussions regarding the bill will continue and remarked, "If the CHP, MHP and HDP propose tangible amendments to the bill, [the AK Party] is willing to discuss them." On Feb. 28 Buldan said, "The items that have already passed will be able to be amended," and Elitaş said, "The security reform package will not be sent to the Internal Affairs Commission, and the 33 items that has been approved [by Parliament] cannot be withdrawn."
Following a highly significant joint press conference with the government and HDP deputies on Feb. 28 in efforts to successfully finalize the reconciliation process, Buldan said: "There are some items that we [the HDP] oppose. Our party members are preparing motions regarding these items and will submit these motions to the AK Party when they are finalized." Davutoğlu once again assured in the party's weekly group meeting on Monday that the Domestic Security Reform Package will pave the way for a successful reconciliation process, and added: "With the joint press conference on Saturday, we have reached a notable point in the reconciliation process." While Buldan said that the HDP opposes some items and that some amendments will be made, she did not clarify the items opposed by the HDP.
Commenting on the security reform bill, AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Mustafa Elitaş said on Monday following the party's group meeting that the discussions regarding the bill will continue and remarked, "If the CHP, MHP and HDP propose tangible amendments to the bill, [the AK Party] is willing to discuss them." On Feb. 28 Buldan said, "The items that have already passed will be able to be amended," and Elitaş said, "The security reform package will not be sent to the Internal Affairs Commission, and the 33 items that has been approved [by Parliament] cannot be withdrawn."
Last Update: March 02, 2015 19:45