Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Baroness Maddock (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 24 July 1996, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 17 members in total.
CONDUCT OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND EXPORT OF ALVIS TANKS TO INDONESIA
That this House deplores the Indonesian Government's use of Saracen armoured personnel carriers to suppress peaceful civilian protestors in Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi; expresses the utmost concern that the military vehicles in question were manufactured by Alvis and licensed for export by Her Majesty's Government; recalls the assurances of the Deputy Prime Minister given when he was President of the Board of Trade that all military exports to Indonesia included a thorough assessment of the likelihood that such exports might be used for the purposes of internal repression;urges Her Majesty's Government to condemn the actions of the Indonesian Government in the strongest terms; and calls for an immediate moratorium on the sale of all military and police equipment to Indonesia.
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- Early day motion
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- 1216
- Session
- 1995-96
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- Armoured fighting vehicles Indonesia Alvis
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