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European Parliament resolution on the abduction of Mr Tsiakourmas in Cyprus
Date: 2001-04-05
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Cyprus, Türkiye, illegal restraint, international law, settlement of disputes

C 21 E/352

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

24.1.2002

Thursday 5 April 2001

18. Human rights: Kidnapping of Mr Tsiakourmas in Cyprus

B5-0266, 0271, 0279, 0286 and 0296/2001

European Parliament resolution on the abduction of Mr Tsiakourmas in Cyprus

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Cyprus, its resolution on Cyprus(cid:146) appli-
cation for membership of the European Union of 12 July 1995 (1) and its resolutions on Turkey,

(cid:129) having regard to the declaration of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee of 5 June 2000,

(cid:129) having regard to the UN resolutions on Cyprus,

A.

recalling that Mr Panicos Tsiakourmas was abducted on 13 December 2000 from the territory of the
sovereign British base of Dhekelia near Pyla in Cyprus and forcefully taken to the Turkish-occupied
area, where he was handed over and arrested by the police and has remained in detention ever since,

B. whereas the authorities of the sovereign British base have publicly affirmed that Mr Tsiakourmas was

violently and arbitrarily abducted from sovereign British territory,

C. whereas there is every indication that drugs were planted on the person of Mr Tsiakourmas after his

abduction,

D. whereas, although the allegations of possession of drugs against Mr Tsiakourmas have not been
proven, proceedings have commenced in the illegal courts in the area occupied by the Turkish army
on trumped-up charges,

E. whereas Mr Tsiakourmas has chronic health problems and his health continues to deteriorate, accord-

ing to UN and other doctors who have examined him,

Condemns the abduction and subsequent arrest of Mr Tsiakourmas by the Turkish Cypriots, with the
1.
apparent support of the Turkish occupation forces, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international
law;

2.
Urges the government of Turkey to make all efforts to ensure that this case is brought to a positive
conclusion; demands that the local administration in the occupied area of Cyprus release Mr Tsiakourmas
immediately, without any preconditions; urges that he be given adequate medical attention while still in
detention;

3.
Calls on all parties concerned to continue to seek a peaceful solution to the Cyprus problem, in
accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the efforts of the UN Secretary-General;

4.
Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments of
the Member States, the Governments and Parliaments of Cyprus and Turkey and the UN Secretary-General.

(1) OJ C 249, 25.9.1995, p. 74.