Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 73535
Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Saudi counterpart on the cases of seven Egyptian nationals facing execution for non-lethal drug offences.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK strongly opposes the death penalty in all countries and circumstances. We regularly discuss human rights with the Saudi authorities, including individual cases of concern. I raised the cases of several Egyptian nationals with the Saudi authorities ...
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