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QATARI POET MOHAMMED AL-AJAMI

Early day motion 801, tabled 30 November 2012 by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour). Signed by 27 members.

That this House notes with alarm the detention of Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami for `insulting' the Emir of Qatar; further notes that al-Ajami was held in solitary confinement and has been charged with inciting to overthrow the ruling system, thus bringing into question the right of freedom of speech; further notes that the punishment he has received is life imprisonment; calls on the Government to make urgent representations to the government of Qatar concerning such extreme censoring of its citizens; and asks for his immediate release.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Liberal Democrat 9, Conservative 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Scottish National Party 1.