Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 October 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 October 1998. It was answered by Derek Fatchett (Labour) on Monday, 19 October 1998 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Malaysia concerning the arrest and imprisonment of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Answer: Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Malaysia concerning the arrest and imprisonment of the Deputy Prime Minister. [55522] Mr. Fatchett: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary raised the case with the Malaysian Prime Minister on 21 September and the Malaysian Foreign Minister on 24 September. We have also consulted our EU partners, and the Austrians, as Presidency, issued a declaration on 2 October expressing deep concern about reports of physical mistreatment of Anwar and calling upon the Malaysian authorities to guarantee the rule of law and to respect the human rights of Anwar Ibrahim.

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