HC Deb 02 July 2002 vol 388 c273W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Morocco regarding their treatment of mourners at the funeral of Fadel Ismail. [645991

Mr. Mike O'Brien

I have not received any reports of a Moroccan presence at Fadel Ismail's funeral, which took place near Tindouf in Algeria. There were reports of some disturbance at events in western Sahara after the funeral.

As neither representatives of Mr. Ismail's family nor the Polisario nor the Algerian Government raised this matter with us, we have made no representations to the Government of Morocco regarding their treatment of mourners at the funeral of Fadel Ismail.

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