{"id":49311,"date":"2014-10-27T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=20f0dfe72732467b844eefb69a888ff5"},"modified":"2014-10-27T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T15:50:00","slug":"press-release-uk-statement-on-the-unlawful-killing-of-dr-abbas-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=49311","title":{"rendered":"Press release: UK statement on the \u2018unlawful killing\u2019 of Dr. Abbas Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Speaking today, Tobias Ellwood, Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East, said:<\/p>\n

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The jury in the inquest into Dr Khan\u2019s tragic death today made clear that he was unlawfully killed. There can be no excuse for the reprehensible treatment he suffered at the hands of the Syrian regime. Dr Khan\u2019s family have shown great courage and fortitude throughout this terrible time and our deepest sympathies are with them.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Office fully supported the Coroner\u2019s inquest and we will now consider next steps. Dr. Khan\u2019s imprisonment without consular access was unacceptable. The Foreign Office consistently sought access and pressed for his detention to be reviewed including through Ministers and international partners. The Syrian regime ignored these approaches. It can no longer do so. His family deserve answers and those responsible for Dr Khan\u2019s death should be brought to justice.<\/p>\n

This is yet another example of the brutal nature of the Syrian regime which has killed thousands of innocent civilians.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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