Members of Dutch Parliament
House of Representatives
PO. Box 20018
2500 EA The Hague
The Netherlands
Figen Yüksekdağ Şenoğlu
Kandira 1 Nolu F Tipi Hapishanesi
Kandira / Kocaeli / Türkiye
The Hague, 14 September 2017
Dear Figen Yüksekdağ,
It has been ten months since your imprisonment in Turkey. We sincerely regret this since it is obvious that Members in Parliament should not be in prison and that, in a country governed by the rule of law, you should be able to speak your mind freely without facing the accusations you have been charged with.
Worldwide there have been many solidarity actions to raise awareness about the gross human rights violations in Turkey, of which your imprisonment is just one example. In the Netherlands, in April, there has been a political statement next to the Parliament building demanding the release from prison for jailed Members of Parliament in your country. The month before Parliament adopted, with a great majority, a resolution calling for the release from prison for you and your colleagues.
With this letter, we express our solidarity with you and other imprisoned Members of Parliament. We hope justice will soon be done andyou will be released from prison.
Yours sincerely,
Sadet Karabulut
MP SP
Bram van Ojik
MP GroenLinks
Han ten Broeke
MP VVD
Kirsten van den Hul
MP PvdA
Raymond de Roon
MP PVV
Joël Voordewind
MP Christen Unie
Raymond Knops
MP CDA
Marianne Thieme
MP PvdD
Sjoerd Sjoerdsma
MP D66
Kees van der Staaij
MP SGP