§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the circumstances of Edgar Fernandes's death; and what representations he has made to the Turkish authorities on this matter. [42105]
§ Mr. FatchettA body was found on 10 April by the Bosphorus in Istanbul. On 8 May, Turkish police showed a photograph of the body to a relative of Edgar Fernandes who provisionally identified it. The relative subsequently saw the body and confirmed on 12 May that the body was that of Edgar Fernandes. We do not yet have details of the circumstances of Mr. Fernandes's death. An early unofficial police statement referred to a blow to the back of the head. We are now awaiting the autopsy report from the Turkish authorities. We continue to press the Turkish police to investigate the death of Mr. Fernandes thoroughly.