Written question asked by Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 24 June 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 July 2002. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 July 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Morocco regarding their treatment of mourners at the funeral of Fadel Ismail.

Answer: Dr. Tonge: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Morocco regarding their treatment of mourners at the funeral of Fadel Ismail. [64599] Mr. Mike O'Brien: I have not received any reports of a Moroccan presence at Fadel Ismail's funeral, which took place near Tindouf in Algeria. There were reports of some disturbance at events in western Sahara after the funeral. As neither representatives of Mr. Ismail's family nor the Polisario nor the Algerian Government raised this matter with us, we have made no representations to the Government of Morocco regarding their treatment of mourners at the funeral of Fadel Ismail.

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