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Kani Yilmaz And Peace In Turkey

EDM number 163 in 1997-98, proposed by John Austin on 24/06/1997.

That this House is concerned about the proposed extradition to Germany of the former European representative of the Kurdistan Workers Party, Kani Yilmaz; notes that Kani Yilmaz came to this country two and a half years ago to speak to members of both Houses regarding a negotiated, peaceful settlement of the war being waged by Turkey in his country, in which massive human rights abuses are being perpetrated against the civilian Kurdish population by the Turkish army and other Turkish government forces; is deeply concerned that he was arrested outside the House on instructions of the former Home Secretary, the hon Member for Folkestone and Hythe, and prevented from addressing honourable Members and that he has spent the last two and a half years in HM Prison Belmarsh; calls on the current Home Secretary to exercise his powers under section 12(2) of the Extradition Act 1989 to consider all circumstances and actions surrounding the case and to establish an independent review; and believes that if a peaceful political settlement is to be found to the Kurdish question, Kani Yilmaz should be released to carry on his lawful political and diplomatic work.

This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Austin24/06/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourProposed
Lynne Jones25/06/1997Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Ken Livingstone25/06/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
Eric Clarke25/06/1997MidlothianLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn25/06/1997Islington NorthLabourSigned
Harry Barnes25/06/1997North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Audrey Wise25/06/1997PrestonLabourSigned
Norman Godman26/06/1997Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Bill Michie02/07/1997Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara02/07/1997Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
John McDonnell08/07/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington10/07/1997Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins17/07/1997Luton NorthLabourSigned
Dennis Turner29/07/1997Wolverhampton South EastLabour Co-operativeSigned
Harold Best27/10/1997Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Jenny Tonge30/10/1997Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan MealeUnknownWithdrawn

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