PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DEATH SENTENCES

Early day motion 919, tabled 14 March 2005 by Andrew Dismore (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House expresses its extreme concern over the death sentences passed on 15 Palestinians by the Palestinian Authority for allegedly passing information on terrorist activities to Israel; calls upon President Abu Mazen to withdraw his announcement that he would sign execution decrees for a list of three of those under death sentence once a ruling permitting the executions has been given by the Mufti of Jerusalem, a list which has since been extended to 15 people; and believes that such executions, if carried out, would reflect badly on him and his administration and would be detrimental to further progress in the reborn peace process.

Signatures by party: Labour 15, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, Plaid Cymru 1.