Mr. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the Yemeni authorities regarding the case of Mohamed Haji; and if he will make a statement. [132006]
§ Mr. HainOur Ambassador in Sana'a raised the case of Mohamed Omar Haji with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah al-Sayedi on 9 July and made clear our concerns. I raised Mohamed Haji's plight again on 19 July with the visiting Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah Nasher. We understand that Mohamed Haji has not been sentenced and that his case has been referred back from the court to the Attorney General who will decide what further action to take. Mohamed Haji has been transferred from the Central Prison to a detention centre for immigrants.
We will keep Mohamed Haji's case under close review and stand ready to raise the matter again with the Yemeni Government.