by Jane Whyatt
A senior British Conservative former Cabinet Minister, Sir Peter Bottomley, is backing a parliamentary motion that strongly criticises Turkey over the trial of 19 journalists. The court case started in Istanbul on 24th July of staff at the newspaper, “Cumhuriyet” (Republic). Sir Peter, who was a Minister in Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government in the 1980s, is co-sponsoring an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons.
Sir Peter Bottomley MP. Photo: House of Commons
It condemns the “Cumhuriyet” trial and urges the British government “to ensure that in all discussions with its Turkish counterparts the protection of freedom of…
