PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Saudi Arabia: Prisoners (21 March 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Arabian counterpart on the cases of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, Dawood al-Marhoon and Abdullah al-Zaher.
Asked by:
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The UK remains concerned about cases of Ali Mohammed al-Nimr, Dawood al-Marhoon and Abdullah al-Zaher. Our Embassy in Riyadh last raised the three men's cases on 19 January 2017 and our expectation remains that they will not be executed. We will continue to closely follow their cases.
Answered by:
Mr Tobias Ellwood (Conservative)
29 March 2017
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