GREEK CYPRIOT VIGIL

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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.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Barnes, Mr Harry

Labour

13 January 1997

North East Derbyshire

Manchester, Withington

Burden, Richard

Labour

22 January 1997

Birmingham, Northfield

Callaghan, James

Labour

14 January 1997

Heywood and Middleton

Barnsley West and Penistone

Birmingham, Erdington

Cunliffe, Mr Lawrence

Littleborough and Saddleworth

Davies, Bryan

Labour

13 January 1997

Oldham Central and Royton

Davis, Mr Terry

Labour

13 January 1997

Birmingham, Hodge Hill

Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

Greenock and Port Glasgow

Godsiff, Mr Roger

Labour

14 January 1997

Birmingham, Small Heath

Renfrew West and Inverclyde

Morley and Leeds South

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Southwark and Bermondsey

Sheffield, Hillsborough

South East Staffordshire

Birmingham, Selly Oak

Martin, Mr Michael J.

Kilmarnock and Loudoun

Ellesmere Port and Neston

Kingston upon Hull West

Roche, Mrs Barbara

Labour

13 January 1997

Hornsey and Wood Green

Hackney South and Shoreditch

Thornton, Sir Malcolm

Wolverhampton South East

Wareing, Mr Robert N.

Labour

14 January 1997

Liverpool, West Derby

Cannock and Burntwood

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.

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GREEK CYPRIOT VIGIL (Amendment 1)

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.'.

Sir Keith Speed

Conservative, Ashford

signatures

EDM 376A1: tabled on 23 January 1997

EDM (Early Day Motion) 376: tabled on 13 January 1997

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