Written Statement·Commons·Foreign and Commonwealth Office·HCWS1269

Cyprus: Civil litigation brought by 33 Cypriot nationals against Her Majesty’s Government in connection with the Emergency Period in Cyprus, 1955-1959

23 January 2019

Statement

I would like to update Parliament on a legal settlement that the UK Government has reached concerning civil law claims arising from the Emergency Period in Cyprus from 1955-1959 ("the Emergency").During the Emergency, Greek Cypriot paramilitarie...