B4-1387, 1394 and 1418/95

Resolution on the illegal arrest and detention of the Cypriot national guardsman, Giorgos Karotsakis, by the Turkish forces of occupation in the northern sector of Cyprus

The European Parliament,

A.having regard to the abduction and arrest of the 18 year-old Cypriot Giorgos Karotsakis by the Turkish forces of occupation on 3 November 1995,

B.whereas the national guardsman was unarmed when he was arrested,

C.having regard to the refusal of the occupying regime to release him or to allow members of his family to visit him,

1.Condemns the illegal arrest and continuing detention of Giorgos Karotsakis;

2.Condemns once more the continuing illegal occupation by Turkish forces of territory belonging to the Republic of Cyprus;

3.Calls on the Turkish forces of occupation to release Giorgos Karotsakis immediately and unconditionally;

4.Reaffirms its position that all foreign troops must be withdrawn from the territory of the Republic of Cyprus;

5.Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments of Cyprus and Turkey.