Foreign and Commonwealth Office written question – answered at on 23 October 2014.
Katy Clark
Labour, North Ayrshire and Arran
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the detention of Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain.
Tobias Ellwood
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
We are aware of the detention of Nabeel Rajab. A member of British Embassy staff attended the first hearing of Mr Rajab’s case on Sunday 19 October. The case has been adjourned until 29 October. Our Ambassador has raised the case with the Government of Bahrain and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.
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