Israel
(asked on 17th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the government of Israel concerning its intention to raise the maximum penalty for stone throwing to 20 years imprisonment.
This question was answered on 27th November 2014
I refer the noble Baroness to my response of 17 November, Official Report, column WA62, which is repeated here for ease of reference: While we have not raised this particular issue with the Israeli authorities, our Ambassador to Israeli has written to the Israeli Justice Minister, Tipi Livni, raising our specific concerns on aspects of policy regarding children charged with security-related offences.
I refer the noble Baroness to my response of 17 November, Official Report, column WA62, which is repeated here for ease of reference: While we have not raised this particular issue with the Israeli authorities, our Ambassador to Israeli has written to the Israeli Justice Minister, Tipi Livni, raising our specific concerns on aspects of policy regarding children charged with security-related offences.