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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

From:
British Embassy Manama
Published
20 November 2015
This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Mr Ellwood Statement on death penalties sentences

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.

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Published 20 November 2015