HC Deb 30 July 1958 vol 592 cc148-9W
Mrs. Jeger

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Greek Cypriots have been charged with possessing and carrying arms since the beginning of the emergency; what the sentences have been; and how many were granted bail, with or without guarantors.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The answer to the first and second parts of the Question is 181, resulting in the death penalty in nine cases, life imprisonment in 45, from five to 15 years' imprisonment in 60, from one day to three years' imprisonment in 23 and a fine or binding over in 11 cases. The remaining 33 cases are either pending or ended in an acquittal ornolle prosequi. The answer to the third part of the Question is four on their own surety and one with a guarantor.

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