§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response he has had from the Government of Dubai to his note verbale of 10 November 1998. [74625]
§ Mr. FatchettThe Government of Dubai have not replied to our Note Verbale of 10 November 1998 requesting Mr. Atkinson's release on the basis of the decision of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention. His trial concluded on 13 December 1998 and he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment.
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