HL Deb 14 December 1994 vol 559 cc119-20WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is their response to the death penalty demanded in the trial in Ankara of six elected members of the Turkish National Assembly.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

We had deplored the removal of parliamentary immunity from the MPs and their subsequent arrest and trial on charges carrying a theoretical death penalty. We were shocked to learn of the harsh sentences of long terms of imprisonment imposed by the Turkish Court on 8 December. We await the outcome of the appeal which we understand will be made.