Question follow-through · 14136
India: Political Prisoners
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the imprisonment of (a) Yasin Malik and (b) other political prisoners under the Public Safety Act in India
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the imprisonment of (a) Yasin Malik and (b) other political prisoners under the Public Safety Act in India
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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18 Nov 2024
Answer published
HM Government has made no specific assessments related to the case of Yasmin Malik or others detained in India under the Public Safety Act. It is not for the UK to comment on an independent judicial process in another country. However, we encourage all st...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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