Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Wednesday, 17 March 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 47 members in total.

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BRITISH HOSTAGES IN ABU DHABI

That this House is astonished at the attitude of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office towards the plight of the six British citizens who have been detained for over 18 months by order of Sheikh Zayed and the Government of Abu Dhabi without any formal charge of any crime; although welcoming the comments by the Foreign Secretary in a letter of 17th March to the honourable Member for Leicester East that he understands the distress and worry which the detainees' prolonged detention is causing their families, believes that greater efforts should be taken on behalf of these British citizens; notes the fact that since the detentions were first ordered one of the detainees has died in Abu Dhabi; holds that it is inadequate that Her Majesty's Government considers it sufficient that some day in the future the detainees may be charged with a crime; notes the fact that the detainees possess information that is crucial to the victims of BCCI as well as the liquidators; believes that it is incumbent upon Her Majesty's Government to demand that these British citizens be either charged and offered a fair and just trial, or be released immediately; contrasts the attitude of Her Majesty's Government to the detainees with other British citizens detained abroad; and calls on the Foreign Secretary to meet with interested honourable Members immediately to discuss this important matter.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1634 

Session

1992-93

Subjects

Prisoners Bank of Credit and Commerce International Abu Dhabi

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk