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"If the draft bill comes into effect, children will be prosecuted at juvenile courts instead of high criminal courts. Nevertheless, the children will still be treated as offenders of terror crimes. The problems will increase and intensify", said Uçum form the Justice for Children Group.

A court sentenced a 15-year old girl to 8 years imprisonment. Tanrıseven and Aktaş from the Batman and Diyarbakır Bar Association respectively urged the goverment to pass necessary legal amendments as soon as possible. However, these changes will still be insufficient to protect the children.

The Justice for Children Group demands a well-grounded and quick legal solution for the children that became victims of the Anti-Terrorism Law to avoid further prevalence of the problem. The group met MPs of Turkey's major parties in the National Assembly.