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We raised our concerns with the Saudi Arabian authorities when the sentences were
due to be carried out, reiterating our opposition to the death penalty and requesting
that leniency be shown. Government Ministers, our Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and officials
from our Embassy raise the issue of the death penalty with the Saudi authorities,
bilaterally and through the EU. While we are fully committed to global abolition we
recognise that the total abolition of the death penalty is unlikely in Saudi Arabia
in the near future. For now, our focus is on the introduction of EU minimum standards
for the death penalty as an important first step, and supporting access to justice
and rule of law.
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