Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14136

India: Political Prisoners

Tabled: 13 November 2024

Answered: 18 November 2024

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Question

Nadia Whittome

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the imprisonment of (a) Yasin Malik and (b) other political prisoners under the Public Safety Act in India

Answer

Catherine West

HM Government has made no specific assessments related to the case of Yasmin Malik or others detained in India under the Public Safety Act. It is not for the UK to comment on an independent judicial process in another country. However, we encourage all st...

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