Parliament in Turkey backs lifting immunity from prosecution

Outgoing PM Ahmet Davutoglu (centre) and his ruling party legislators vote on the bill

The Turkish parliament has approved a controversial bill that will strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution.
Pro-Kurdish lawmakers say this is essentially a move to expel opposition members from parliament.
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 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), accused of being a terror 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.

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