Political Prisoners: Indonesia

(asked on 1st December 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if the Government will stipulate the release of political prisoners held in Indonesia, such as Victor Yeimo, being a condition for negotiating any future trade agreements with that country.


Answered by
Ranil Jayawardena Portrait
Ranil Jayawardena
This question was answered on 6th December 2021

HM Government is committed to ensuring that our trade policy is consistent with our international obligations. We are clear that more trade need not come at the expense of our values.

The United Kingdom respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia, including the provinces of Papua and West Papua. We recognise challenges in the region and regularly discuss Papua with our Indonesian counterparts.

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