Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 27 April 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 May 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 May 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Abdullah Öcalan
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the government of Turkey the early release of Abdullah Öcalan, in the light of his long solitary imprisonment, so as to assist the resumption of peace negotiations.
- Answer
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We have no plans to discuss this particular case with the Government of Turkey. Abdullah Öcalan is the leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a terrorist organisation proscribed in the UK that has killed over 350 people in violent attacks since July 2015. We have supported the peace process initiated by the Turkish government and hope the process can be restarted soon.
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL8023
- Session
- 2015-16
- Subjects
- Prisoners Turkey Peace negotiations Kurds PKK Öcalan, Abdullah
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