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Laura Ferguson

MP calls for urgent action as Dumbarton man Jagtar Johal Singh faces death penalty in India

An SNP MP will today call on the UK Government to urgently act on the imprisonment in India of Dumbarton man Jagtar Singh Johal.

Martin Docherty-Hughes MP, who represents West Dunbartonshire, will use a general debate at Westminster to call for Mr Johal’s immediate release, with the legal case around arbitrary detention now beyond doubt.

While Boris Johnson previously acknowledged Jagtar's arbitrary detention, and Liz Truss met with the family last year, Mr Docherty-Hughes argues Rishi Sunak has yet to reach out since becoming Prime Minister.

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