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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tom Cox (Labour), on Monday, 13 January 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 124 members in total.

GREEK CYPRIOT VIGIL

That this House pays tribute to the thousands of Greek Cypriots of the United Kingdom and their many British friends who have taken part in the continuous peaceful vigil outside the Turkish Embassy in Belgrave Square, London, to remember and honour the three unarmed Greek Cypriots, Tassos Isaak, Petros Kakoulli and Solomon Spyros, who were brutally murdered by Turkish military forces in Cyprus during August and September 1996; and notes that this vigil, which has lasted over 150 days is a clear expression of the anger of the Greek Cypriot community at the invasion and continuous occupation of their country, and the ongoing denial of human rights and is an example to all people on how to protest with dignity and honour against the murder, in cold blood, of its citizens in their own country.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

GREEK CYPRIOT VIGIL (376A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Keith Speed (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Thursday, 23 January 1997. It has been signed by 17 members in total.
leave out from `House' to end and add `depreciates the current demonstration outside the Turkish Embassy; regrets the deaths and injuries which have recently occured in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus, and endoreses the view of UN envoy Gustav Feissel that `It was the responsibility of the Greek Cypriot Government to ensure that the cease-fire would not be violated.'; regrets in particular the incident on 8th September 1996 when two youn Turkish Cypriot national-servicemen, privates Allahverdi Kilic and Burhan Cihangir were shot by Kalashnikov assault rifle fire from within the buffer zone whilst on duty in their sentry box at night, resulting in the death of Private Kilic and injury of Private Cihangir; regrets also the abduction of Turkish Cypriot farmer, Erkan Egmez from his field, and torture by Greek Cypriot police; recalls the US State Department report of 5th March 1996 that Egmez, appeared to have been severly beaten in the period during and immediately after his arrest and eventually required ten days of hospitalisation, and that according to some eye-witnesses hooded police officials continued beating him even as he was being admitted to hospital; and agrees with the Cyrpus Mail of 13th August 1996 that the Greek Cypriot Government's handling of the whole matter has been "naive, indecisive, and irresponsible." and that the bloody clashes had given the message abroad that the two communities cannot live together, and that the presence of Turkish troops in Cyprus was necessary.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
376 
376A1 
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Armed conflict Cyprus Homicide
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk