§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Nigerian military Government about the case of Ken Saro-Wiwa; and what representations he has received about the case. [40622]
§ Mr. Hanley[holding answer 31 October 1995]: We and our European Union partners have raised this case with the Nigerian Government many times. We deplore the death sentences passed on Ken Saro-Wiwa and his co-defendants following a flawed judicial process and urge the Nigerian authorities to commute these sentences. We have received a large number of representations on the case, from Members of both Houses and members of the public.