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If it passes, men who sexually abuse girls under 18 could avoid prosecution if they marry their victims.
The act cannot have been committed with “force, threat, or any other restriction on consent” to qualify for the pardon.
MPs approved the draft law in its initial reading on Thursday and will vote again on the bill in a second debate in the coming days.
Opposition parties have been alarmed by the AKP’s proposals.
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