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Turkish MPs back bill lifting immunity Parliament in Turkey backs lifting immunity from prosecution
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Turkish parliament approves controversial immunity bill, clearing way for possible prosecution of pro-Kurdish MPs The Turkish parliament has approved a controversial bill that will strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Pro-Kurdish lawmakers say the bill is essentially a move to expel opposition members from parliament.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The measure is seen as targeting the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) as well as the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP).
Turkey has led an offensive against the PKK, accused of being a terrorist group.
A ceasefire ended weeks after elections in June 2015. The renewed conflict has claimed hundreds of lives on both sides, particularly in the south-east.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for pro-Kurdish MPs to face terrorism charges and Friday's vote could be a first step towards making that happen.
The bill was backed by 376 MPs in the 550-seat legislature, which means it will become law directly without being put to a referendum, parliamentary speaker Ismail Kahraman said.