Written question asked by Stella Creasy (Labour) on Monday, 22 January 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 January 2018 (named day). It was answered by Mark Field (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 January 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Burma: Protest
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations on the killing of nine ethnic Rakhine protesters in Rakhine State’s Mrauk U Township to the Burmese Government; and if he will support an investigation into that incident.
- Answer
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The UK is deeply concerned by the killing of protestors in Mrauk U on 16 January. The British Embassy in Rangoon released a statement on 17 January offering condolences to the families of those killed and calling on the authorities to investigate the incident.
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- Written question
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- 123990
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Criminal investigation Death Protest Myanmar
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- 2018-01-25 17:20:44 +0000
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