§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they can confirm that Mr. Nurettin Guven, born 4 March 1957, of 11 Beech Hill, Hadley Wood, Barnet EN4 OJN, is wanted by Turkish and French police and also by Interpol; whether he was imprisoned in Brixton and Wandsworth Prisons for nine months in 1994; whether he was sentenced in absentia in France to 16 years' imprisonment in 1993; whether he was sentenced to 24 years' imprisonment in Istanbul in 1997; whether any request for Mr. Guven's extradition has been received; and why he remains at liberty.
§ Baroness BlatchIt is an operational matter for the police whether an individual is wanted. Mr. Guven was remanded in custody at Wandsworth and Brixton Prisons between April 1994 and January 1995.
I understand that Mr. Guven was sentenced in absentia to sixteen years' imprisonment in France in 1995. I cannot confirm whether he has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment in Turkey.
I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of an extradition request until it is in the public domain.