Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 20383

Ryan Cornelius

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025

Question

Mike Martin

Liberal DemocratTunbridge Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to raise the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's ruling that the United Arab Emirates has unlawfully detained Ryan Cornelius with th

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The FCDO takes the opinions of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention seriously. We continue to provide consular assistance to Mr Cornelius and his case has been raised at senior levels, highlighting the Government's support for his appeal for clemen...

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