Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 October 2019. It was answered by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 23 October 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Syria: Detainees

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of level of risk to UK nationals detained in Syria and sent for trial in Iraq of (a) torture and (b) the death penalty; if he will make it her policy to oppose the transfer of any UK detainees from Syria to Iraq for trial; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Any decision in relation to the continued detention, transfer or prosecution of detainees is ultimately a matter for authorities under whose jurisdiction the individuals are detained. The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. We have human rights concerns relating to the trials in Iraq's domestic courts of Iraqi nationals suspected of support for Daesh: we regularly raise these concerns, including our opposition to the death penalty, with the Iraqi authorities.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 973
Session: 2019-19
Transferred: Yes
Subjects: Detainees British nationals abroad Capital punishment Iraq Torture Syria
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk