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 | | Jeremy Corbyn MP, the vice-chair of the Parliamentary Human Rights Group, met with senior officials of the Malaysian High Commission in London at 2.30pm on Friday 2nd October to convey the deep concern amongst British Parliamentarians at the continuing detention under the Internal Security Act of the former deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim. |
 | | Jeremy explained that it would not be difficult to get many, many more signatures to the letter, such was Anwar's reputation and the strength of feeling in the British Parliament on the point of principle at issue. |
 | | Mr Corbyn concluded the meeting by reminding the High Commission of the serious implications for Malaysia of the continued detention of prisoners of conscience and of the economic effects that could arise if Malaysia did not uphold the human right of its citizens to express their views peacefully without fear of retribution. |
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