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<p>Prior to his execution the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs,
my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the
case of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr with the Saudi Arabian authorities at a very senior level.
This was a case we followed very closely. I have also raised concerns with the Saudi
authorities about the mass execution on 2 January, which included that of Sheikh Nimr
Al-Nimr, and the use of the death penalty most recently on 12 January.</p>
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