DETENTION OF ABDULLAH OCALAN

Early day motion 907, tabled 26 February 2009 by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 26 members.

That this House notes with deep concern the continued isolation and reported ill-treatment of Abdullah Ocalan on Imrali Island since 1999; further notes that in 2005 the European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber unanimously concluded on his case that the applicant did not have a fair trial and that the Council of Europe Anti-Torture Committee defined physical and psychological assaults against him as torture; believes that a fully inclusive and peaceful solution to the Kurdish question in Turkey is possible and should be pursued by the Turkish government as a priority; and calls on the Government to raise the treatment and continued confinement of Abdullah Ocalan with the Turkish authorities and support a sustainable solution to the Kurdish question.

Signatures by party: Labour 13, Liberal Democrat 7, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1.