Exclusive: Families of people detained overseas fear diplomats are pushing back against foreign secretary’s plans
David Lammy, the foreign secretary, pledged in opposition to appoint a special envoy to help secure the freedom of those detained for years without a fair trial.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, pledged in opposition to appoint a special envoy to help secure the freedom of those detained for years without a fair trial.
“I saw it happen too often with previous foreign secretaries. Helpful initiatives get delayed. Ending individual injustices get deflected. There is little action, lots of ‘yes, minister’.” The Foreign Office does not disclose how many cases of arbitrarily detained Britons there are believed to be. Similar complaints have been voiced by citizens of other European countries, underlining how often the interests of a family and a state conflict.“There is something about how the Foreign Office system works right now that makes every family with a loved one detained abroad to figure everything out from scratch and in isolation,” she said.
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