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Afghan student sentenced to death for reading article

Please read this Independent article, it beggars belief that we are militarily propping up a regime that can execute someone simply for downloading and reading an internet article on womens rights.

In his blog, South Shields MP and Foreign Secretary David Miliband says;

“We have raised the case as members of the EU and with the UN, and we support strongly the UN Special Representative’s call for a review of the case.”

He also says;

“We are opposed to the death penalty in all cases….”

I guess that means all cases except those of Presidents named Saddam Hussein, and it begs the question of why we are making representations as part of the EU, surely the enabling legislation hasn’t been ratified yet? Do we already have a unified foreign policy that prevents Great Britain from speaking up for herself?

I trust you will all support the Independent’s petition and leave a comment on the Miliblog.