China News Service, April 14th, comprehensive foreign media reported that on the 14th local time, the Turkish Parliament passed a law allowing the temporary release of tens of thousands of prisoners to curb the spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in prison.
According to Reuters, Turkish Deputy Speaker Sadi Bilgic said that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and National Action Party (MHP), where President Erdogan is located, supported the bill, which was 279 in favor and 51 against Passed.
This law provides an opportunity for about 45,000 prisoners to be released. Eligible persons will be released under judicial control until the end of May, the Ministry of Justice may extend this period twice, up to two months at a time.
On April 9, local time, in Istanbul, Turkey, a municipal worker in protective clothing feeds a stray cat in Sultanahmet Square.
Agence France-Presse reported that the law will affect several types of prisoners, including pregnant women and elderly people with other diseases, but excludes murderers, sexual assault and drug offenders.
On the 13th, Turkish Attorney General Abdulhamit Gul said that 17 of the prisoners had been diagnosed and 3 of them died. In addition, there are 79 prison staff, as well as 80 judges, prosecutors, judicial personnel and forensic personnel who tested positive for the new coronavirus.
According to the Anadolu Agency in Turkey, the Turkish Ministry of Health said on the 13th that there were 4093 new cases of positive detection of new coronavirus in Turkey, a total of 61049 cases were diagnosed, 98 new deaths and a total of 1296 deaths.