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Doc. 9068
26 April 2001
Abduction of Mr Tsiakourmas by the Turkish occupation troops in the Republic of Cyprus
Written Declaration No. 322
This written declaration commits only the members who have signed it |
The undersigned, members of the Assembly,
1. Alarmed by the abduction by the Turkish occupation troops on 12 December 2000 of the Greek Cypriot Panicos Tsiakourmas who since then has been illegally detained in a jail awaiting “trial” on the 25th February 2001;
2. Greatly worried by news regarding a serious deterioration of his health and that he is in urgent need of specialised medical treatment;
3. Considering that Turkey is responsible for his abduction and illegal detention which constitutes grave violations of the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Turkey is a party;
4. Taking into account that the abduction of Mr Tsiakourmas by the Turkish occupation troops took place within the British Sovereign Area territory and that despite efforts made by the Cyprus Government and the British High Commission, his release has not been secured to this very day,
- Call on the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to use his influence in securing Mr Tsiakourmas’ immediate release.
- Demand that the Government of Turkey take immediate measures for the release of Mr Tsiakourmas and provide adequate medical treatment for him until his release.
- Call upon the Government of the United Kingdom to intensify its efforts for the immediate and unconditional release of Mr Tsiakourmas.
Signed1:
Demetriou, Cyprus, EPP/CD
Begaj, Albania, SOC
Blattmann, Norway, SOC
Carvalho, Portugal, UEL
Christodoulides, Cyprus, UEL
Cox, United Kingdom, SOC
Cunliffe, United Kingdom, SOC
Dolazza, Italy, LDR
Etherington, United Kingdom, SOC
Galoyan, Armenia, EPP/CD
Gamzatova, Russia, UEL
Gatterer, Austria, EPP/CD
Gross, Switzerland, SOC
Hadjidemetriou, Cyprus, SOC
Hovhannisyan, Armenia, EDG
Judd, United Kingdom, SOC
Kanelli, Greece, UEL
Katseli, Greece, SOC
Kittis, Cyprus, LDR
Kotsonis, Greece, SOC
Lloyd, United Kingdom, SOC
Manukyan, Armenia, UEL
Marmazov, Ukraine, UEL
McCafferty, United Kingdom, SOC
McNamara, United Kingdom, SOC
Meale, United Kingdom,SOC
Norvoll, Norway, SOC
O’Hara, United Kingdom, SOC
Oliynyk, Ukraine, UEL
Pavlidis, Greece, EPP/CD
Prosser, United Kingdom, SOC
Rakhansky, Ukraine, UEL
Rapson, United Kingdom, SOC
Rustamyan, Armenia, SOC
Smith, United Kingdom, SOC
Taliadouros, Greece, EPP/CD
Vis, United Kingdom, SOC
Zissi, Greece, SOC
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Total = 38
1 SOC: Socialist Group
EPP/CD: Group of the European People’s Party
EDG:European Democratic Group
LDR : Liberal, Democratic and Reformers’ Group
UEL : Group of the Unified European Left
NR : Not registered in a group