Jagtar Singh Johal

Early day motion 31, tabled 18 July 2024 by Ayoub Khan (Independent). Signed by 17 members.

That this House calls upon the Government to seek the immediate release of Jagtar Singh Johal, a British man who has been wrongfully detained in India since 2017 and faces a possible death sentence; notes that, in May 2022, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention concluded that, under international law, Jagtar’s detention is arbitrary and has no legal basis; further notes that under the previous Government, the Labour opposition took a strong stand on Jagtar’s behalf; and believes the new Government now has a duty to take proper action on Jagtar’s case and secure his release and return to his family in Dumbarton without hesitation or delay.

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