Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 May 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 9 June 2016. It was answered by Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Conservative) on Monday, 6 June 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Turkey: Politics and Government
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect on relations between the UK and Turkey of the decision in the Turkish Parliament to strip parliamentary immunity from 124 deputies.
- Answer
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The lifting of parliamentary immunity is a matter for the Turkish parliament. As a modern democracy and candidate for EU accession, we would expect Turkey to undertake any subsequent legal processes transparently and fully respect the rule of law.
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- HL320
- Session
- 2016-17
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- Subjects
- Immunity from prosecution Foreign relations Politics and government Turkey
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