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"Mr President, I would like to endorse what Mr Alyssandrakis has said. Yesterday, in the context of the EU's Parliamentary Delegation to Turkey, I also asked the Turkish ambassador why prisoners were not allowed visits from their lawyers and families. We were given the answer that representatives of the Council of Europe had visited Mr Ocalan about a month ago, and that we should address our enquiries to the relevant committee of the Council of Europe.
Whatever our attitude towards them, whether or not we sympathise with them, we believe that every prisoner should receive fair treatment, which includes the right to meet with legal counsel and with their family members. That is a value in terms of human rights and democracy under the rule of law, and that is something to which we are committed. I therefore reiterate my request to you that you should put the case to the Turkish Government for access to legal counsel to be allowed in the future."@en1
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