ARREST OF EBDAL KARIMI BY IRANIAN REGIME

Early day motion 444, tabled 28 June 2005 by Andrew MacKinlay (Labour). Signed by 22 members.

That this House deplores the arrest on 21st June of Edbal Karimi by agents of the Iranian Intelligence Ministry and the seizure of his son's computer and satellite receiver; is conscious of the fact that Edbal Karimi's brother Dariush is one of the disappeared of the Iranian regime; is reminded of the earlier imprisonment of Mr Karimi for representing workers' rights at the Shemnako brick factory; is fearful for his life and liberty; calls upon the UK Ambassador in Tehran to make the strongest representations on his behalf; and urges all other international human rights organisations similarly to intervene as a matter of the utmost urgency.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 5, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 1.