Extract from Business Questions: Iran - Sep 10
Friday, 11 September 2020 08:22
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab): The Deputy Leader of the House
will know that I constantly raise the issue of Nazanin, and despite
the Defence Secretary’s helpful comments last week, she is now
going to be put on trial on Sunday. She has diplomatic protection,
so will the hon. Gentleman make representations to ensure that
someone from the British embassy is present for her trial? She
should have been released in March, and she is the only one not to
have been granted clemency. Also, her...Request free trial
(Walsall South) (Lab): The Deputy Leader of the House
will know that I constantly raise the issue of Nazanin, and despite
the Defence Secretary’s helpful comments last week, she is now
going to be put on trial on Sunday. She has diplomatic protection,
so will the hon. Gentleman make representations to ensure that
someone from the British embassy is present for her trial? She
should have been released in March, and she is the only one not to
have been granted clemency. Also, her tag needs to be extended so
that she can go to hospital. Anousheh and Nazanin are being
punished for being with their Iranian families.
Could he also ensure that arrangements are made for their families
in Britain to meet the Iranian Foreign Minister,
who will be in the UK next week? And let us not forget Luke Symons
in Yemen either.
The Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household ():...Finally, the right hon. Lady was right to raise the
issue of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. It is indefensible and
unacceptable that Iran is bringing new charges, and
of course we constantly raise the matter with officials over in
Tehran. She made the interesting point about the families meeting
the Foreign Minister when he is here. I will certainly make sure
that that request is put to the Foreign Secretary.
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