§ Mr. BurdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the human rights implications of the forthcoming trial of Shener Levent of the Afrika newspaper in Northern Cyprus. [77089]
§ Mr. MacshaneI am disappointed that Sener Levent is again being tried in court for publishing articles critical of the Turkish Cypriot authorities. I condemn all attacks on press freedom, and call upon the Turkish Cypriot authorities to ensure full respect for the right to freedom of expression of Sener Levent and all Turkish Cypriots. The British Government made official representations when Sener Levent and Memduh Ener were imprisoned in August and we will continue to follow this case closely.