Security Measures Decisions

Security Measures Decisions

Security measures are penal sanctions that are applied to the defendant who committed the offence in connection with the subject matter of the offence or in connection with the means used in the commission of the offence, with the aim of educating, protecting, healing, treating, preventing dangerousness. Article 223/6 of the Criminal Procedure Code states that if the defendant is found to have committed the offence, a security measure shall be imposed instead of or together with a certain sentence.

Security measures are listed in Articles 53 to 60 of the Turkish Penal Code. These are deprivation of certain rights, confiscation, security measures specific to children, security measures specific to the mentally ill, security measures applied to repeat offenders and specially dangerous offenders, deportation and security measures for legal persons.

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