The death of Mohamud Mohammed Hassan

Early day motion 1342, tabled 12 January 2021 by Liz Saville-Roberts (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 20 members.

That this House mourns the death of Mohamud Mohammed Hassan following his release without charge from police custody in Cardiff on 9 January 2020; offers its deepest condolences to Mr Hassan’s family and friends; notes that South Wales Police has, as is standard practice following a death after police contact, self-referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct; calls for a full and transparent investigation into the circumstances of Mr Hassan’s death; recognises legitimate concerns arising from evidence that people of Black and Ethnic Minority ethnicity die at a disproportionately higher rate as a result of the use of force or restraint by police; and calls for systematic and institutional change to end racial discrimination within the criminal justice system.

Signatures by party: Labour 8, Scottish National Party 4, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1.