HL Deb 11 December 1997 vol 584 c44WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they consider that the five years imprisonment in Turkey imposed on Mr. Unsal Ozturk for his activities as a publisher constitute a contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

We are pleased to hear from the Turkish Human Rights Association that Mr. Ozturk has recently been released. The question of whether his conviction is in contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights is more appropriately a matter for the European Court to consider.