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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-03-27more like thismore than 2014-03-27
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the independence of the judiciary in Egypt. more like this
tabling member printed
The Lord Bishop of Coventry more like this
uin HL6391 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-23more like thismore than 2014-04-23
answer text <p>The new Egyptian constitution, adopted in January 2014, states that the judicial system is independent, and allows the judiciary its own budget, and to appoint the Prosecutor General and members of the Supreme Constitutional Court. We do however have some concerns over recent judicial decisions, including the sentencing to death of 529 people in Minya on 24 March. Reports that many of the defendants were tried in their absence and may not have been represented properly are deeply troubling. We have been urging the Egyptian authorities to ensure that the rights of defendants are fully respected in all cases.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Warsi more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-23T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-23T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Warsi more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Coventry more like this