MP raises imprisonment of Catalan speaker in UK parliament

Foreign affairs minister rejects Ronnie Cowan's call for British government to condemn jailing of Carme Forcadell  

 

The Scottish MP in the UK Parliament, Ronnie Cowan, after a visit to the jailed leaders in Lledoners prison (by Laura Busquets)
The Scottish MP in the UK Parliament, Ronnie Cowan, after a visit to the jailed leaders in Lledoners prison (by Laura Busquets) / ACN

ACN | Barcelona

January 23, 2019 12:08 PM

A British MP raised the issue of imprisoned former Catalan speaker, Carme Forcadell, in the British parliament on Tuesday.

Ronnie Cowan, from the Scottish National Party, condemned the "indignant case" of Forcadell, who has spent nine months behind bars awaiting trial.

Cowan asked the foreign affairs minister, Alan Duncan, when the UK government will "come out in defense of democracy" and "condemn" Forcadell's imprisonment.

In response, Duncan spoke up for Spanish democracy and said it "is not the mission" of the British government to interfere in the internal affairs of other states.