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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Boris Johnson accused of intelligence tipoff that led to British Sikh’s alleged torture in India

Johal
Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton in Scotland, was unlawfully arrested in the Punjab 2017. Photograph: Free Jaggi Campaign

Labour has accused Boris Johnson of authorising the sharing of intelligence that led to the imprisonment and alleged torture of a UK-based Sikh activist in India.

A Foreign Office minister refused to confirm or deny Johnson’s alleged involvement – during his time as foreign secretary – in the case of Jagtar Singh Johal, who has been detained for five years without trial.

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