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<p>We remain concerned about the introduction of sharia criminal law in Brunei and
have raised the matter with Brunei on several occasions. I raised the issue with Foreign
Minister, Pehin Lim in October 2013. Senior Minister of State, my Rt Hon Noble Friend
Lady Warsi, visited Brunei and raised our concerns with HM The Sultan, Foreign Minister
Prince Mohamed, the Attorney General and State Mufti on 19 April. The Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, my hon Friend the Member for North
West Cambridgeshire (Mr Vara), discussed the implementation of sharia with Brunei's
Attorney General at the Commonwealth Law Ministers meeting on 6 May. We set out our
concerns at the Universal Periodic Review of Brunei at the Human Rights Council on
2 May. We will continue to raise this issue with the Bruneian authorities.</p>
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