PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Greece: Prisoners' Release (24 October 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for its policies of the Paraskevopoulos Law in Greece.
Asked by:
Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour)
Asked by:
Sir Nicholas Dakin (Labour)
Answer
We are concerned about the implications of the Paraskevopoulos Law, which allows early release of potentially dangerous convicted criminals in Greece. The European Parliament raised concerns in February this year about the Law's effect on security within the Schengen area.
Answered by:
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
1 November 2019
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