Yesterday's Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lasted for six-and-a-half hours.
After the meeting, government spokesperson and Justice Minister Cemil Cicek told a press conference that Article 6 of the bill, a recent subject of debate, wouldn't be withdrawn and that experts agreed that Ocalan was ineligible for an amnesty under this article.
Cicek said that main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal was being misleading on the matter, adding, "Debates over Article 6 led to baseless agitation in society. Freeing this person is out of the question. Misleading evaluations were made by the CHP leader. A legal arrangement is being used as fodder for political debates. As the bill is before Parliament, it is the decision-making body."