Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Meale (Labour), on Monday, 3 March 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 38 members in total.

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SAUDI ARABIA-WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT

That this House is concerned about the ongoing plight of Alexander Mitchell, William Sampson, Raj Schyver, James Lee, James Cottle, Les Walker, Peter Brandon and Glen Ballard who are currently being detained in Saudi Arabian gaols; notes that at their trials and subsequent appeals, lawyers outlined to judges detailed evidence of confessions obtained under severe distress conducted by Saudi officials, which included them being suspended upside down for hours with their hands and feet bound, sleep deprivation for up to 10 days and regular beatings and torture on their persons; and calls upon the Government to insist upon their release, an immediate end to their incarceration and a full inquiry into their cases.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

804 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Confessions Prisoners Trials Torture Saudi Arabia

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk