Proceeding contribution from Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 April 2011. It occurred during Urgent question on Escape of Taliban Prisoners.

Escape of Taliban Prisoners

That was a very sober statement to the House. The indications are that it took eight months to dig the tunnels and 450 prisoners on their hands and knees probably upwards of 12 hours to escape—but nobody saw anything. We in the United Kingdom have many governors and prison people with experience and knowledge, so will the Minister offer that knowledge to the Afghan authorities to ensure that they can improve on what has happened?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 527 c32
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Prisoner escapes Afghanistan Prisons Politics and government Security Taliban
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Escape of Taliban Prisoners

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