Illegal Killings In Cyprus

EDM number 54 in 1996-97, proposed by Alan Meale on 24/10/1996.

That this House condemns the illegal killing of Cypriot citizens along the United Nations policed green line buffer zone in Cyprus; states that Tasso Isaak, Solomos Solomou, Petros Kakoullis and Stelios Panayi were unarmed at the time of their killing, and gave no indications whatsoever in their behaviour that they posed a danger or were engaged in anything that would endanger the lives of others; regrets that this closely follows the murder of Turkish Cypriot journalist Katlu Adali, a critic of the Turkish military presence in Cyprus and Mr Denktash; believes that the murders of these individuals by illegally occupying Turkish forces or their representatives were committed in cold blood as part of the campaign to spread fear among Cypriots on both sides of the dividing line, project a false impression of the two communities being unable to live together in a united Cyprus and to distrupt and damage the accession of Cyprus into full membership of the EuropeanUnion; and calls upon Her Majesty's Government to demand of Turkey a commitment to peace by the withdrawal of support to the illegal Denktash regime, guarantees that no further monies be made available to terrorist organisations such as the Grey Wolves and help to arrest and bring to justice those persons responsible for the tragic shootings and the return of basic freedom to all citizens of Cyprus throughout the island.

This motion has been signed by a total of 46 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.