Mr Ellwood statement on death penalties sentences
Minister for the Middle East, Tobias Ellwood, is concerned by the death sentences as handed down by the Bahraini courts
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The UK is concerned by the death sentences as handed down by the Bahraini courts. We support Bahrain’s right to bring to justice those responsible for the death of a police officer. But it is our longstanding policy to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances.