§ Lord Aveburyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have been requested by the family of Sheikh Abdul al-Jamri, who has been detained in Bahrain for over 27 months without charge or trial, to arrange for an official from the British Embassy in Manama to visit him in prison and check on his treatment and his state of health; and what reply they have made. [HL1762]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)We have been asked by Sheikh al-Jamri's family to request a prison visit. As he is not a British national, there is no legal basis to request access. My honourable friend the Minister of State raised Sheikh al-Jamri's case during a recent meeting with the Foreign Minister of Bahrain.