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Written question asked by Adam Holloway (Conservative) on Monday, 2 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 November 2020. It was answered by James Brokenshire (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 November 2020 on behalf of the Home Office.


Detainees: Syria

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) British citizens and (b) British citizens who had their citizenship revoked are known to have escaped from detention in camps or prisons in northeast Syria since Baghouz fell in March 2019.

Answer

The safety and security of Internally Displaced Persons camps and detention centres in northeast Syria is the responsibility of the detaining authority.

The UK’s aim is to see that justice and accountability are achieved for all parties and that those who have committed crimes in the name of Daesh are prosecuted for their crimes, in a manner consistent with relevant domestic and international standards.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
110290
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Detainees British nationality Migrants Prisoner escapes Syria
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk