§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will direct Her Majesty's ambassador to Kuwait to lodge a formal protest with the Kuwaiti Government about the conduct of trials of alleged Iraqi collaborators.
§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made to the Government of Kuwait about the quality of justice dispensed to those charged with collaboration with the Iraqis.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggWe have stressed to the Kuwaiti authorities on a number of occasions in the last few months our hope that trials of detainees for war crimes or collaboration would follow due processes of law and respect human rights. Her Majesty's ambassador has recently re-emphasised the Government's concern that proper arrangements for the presentation of evidence and the defence of those accused at such trials should be carefully observed. We understand that the courts in Kuwait have adjourned a number of cases to enable defence lawyers to study prosecution evidence and prepare their cases more thoroughly. We welcome this.