37. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the trial of a person (details supplied) in Turkey that began on 7 December 2017; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the Turkish authorities are not allowing him attend his own trial in person; his views on whether the person will receive a fair trial in view of the present conditions in Turkey and the fact that President Erdogan openly calls his political opponent a terrorist; his views on the imprisonment of other People's Democratic Party, HDP, members and MPs; and if an official from the Irish Embassy in Turkey is attending and monitoring this high-profile trial. [53545/17]

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37. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the trial of a person (details supplied) in Turkey that began on 7 December 2017; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the Turkish authorities are not allowing him attend his own trial in person; his views on whether the person will receive a fair trial in view of the present conditions in Turkey and the fact that President Erdogan openly calls his political opponent a terrorist; his views on the imprisonment of other People's Democratic Party, HDP, members and MPs; and if an official from the Irish Embassy in Turkey is attending and monitoring this high-profile trial. [53545/17]

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