§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last discussed the imprisonment of Mrs. Leyla Zana with the Turkish authorities. [100764]
§ Mr. VazThe British Embassy in Ankara has been following the case of Mrs. Zana closely since her arrest in 1994. In particular, we have noted that Mrs. Zana and those MPs convicted on similar charges were awarded compensation by the European Court of Human Rights for breaches of the Convention of Human Rights. These breaches related to detention length and legality of detention.
We have made a number of representations to the Turkish authorities since she was first put on trial and will continue to do so.