Rehn Warns Turkey: Don't Underestimate Ramifications of AKP Ban

Brdo pri Kranju, 29 March - European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn spoke out against an attempt by a Turkish prosecutor to ban the country's ruling party, as he addressed the press at Brdo pri Kranju on Saturday. Rehn said that this kind of matter has no place in courts and warned of "ramifications for Turkey".

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana speaks to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn speaking to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn speaking to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn speaking to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana speaks to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana speaks to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana speaks to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaks to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaks to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speaks to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speak to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speak to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speak to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left) and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel speak to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left), Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre) and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn (right) speak to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left), Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre) and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn (right) speak to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Brdo pri Kranju
The EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana (left), Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre) and Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn (right) speak to the press at the close of an informal EU ministerial.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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