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Article 173
 

(Amended by 23/1/2008-5728/art. 313.)


Investigation on election offences specified in this law, which are committed by people in charge of election operations on the election day or during the 24 hours prior to the election day is carried out on the following day after the relevant boards issue the election protocol as required.


During this period, no investigation or prosecution can be carried out about a voter other than in cases falling within the jurisdiction of the heavy penal court, cases of flagrante delicto falling within the jurisdiction of the criminal courts of first instance, court sentences requiring due enforcement or in cases where a warrant for arrest or apprehension has been issued by the authorities and no administrative or fiscal measure that would deprive a voter from the freedom or ability of voting, can be taken on the election day and during the three days prior to the election day.


(1)The former heading of this article ‘Procedures of Prosecution’ was amended by Article 315 of Law 5728 on 23 January 2008 to read as seen in the current text.
(2) The phrase ‘according to the 19th Article, amended by Law 143 of Law 5680’ was changed to ‘in accordance with article 14 of the Law on the Press No 5187, by Article 316 of Law 5728 dated 23 January 2008.