Turkish MPs brawl over judicial reform

Turkish MPs brawled during a row over the judicial bill yesterday, Interfax reports.The reform would give the government greater control over the judicial system in terms of corruption control. Opposition says that it would allow Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end investigations of any corruption scandals at will.Bulent Tezcan, Deputy Head of the Republican People’s Party, was hospitalized after the fight. Discussions of the bill were postponed until Friday.

Turkish MPs brawled during a row over the judicial bill yesterday, Interfax reports.

The reform would give the government greater control over the judicial system in terms of corruption control. Opposition says that it would allow Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end investigations of any corruption scandals at will.

Bulent Tezcan, Deputy Head of the Republican People’s Party, was hospitalized after the fight. Discussions of the bill were postponed until Friday.