The legislation, which passed in Parliament last week after Mr. Erdogan’s party won an indisputable victory in March local elections, allows the agency, the National Intelligence Organization, to have access to public and private information without court orders and to conduct foreign operations in coordination with the military. It also gives the agency broad immunity from prosecution. Government officials defended the comprehensive changes, saying they would make the agency more efficient and protect personnel doing their duties. They said the legislation provided long overdue overhauls of a law that dates to 1984.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 12:48:57 +0000
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