Overview
- The Prime Minister said he raised British consular cases with Narendra Modi during their Thursday meeting in India, citing the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal.
- The Foreign Secretary plans to meet Johal’s family in the coming weeks, a step confirmed by the Scottish Secretary after the leaders’ bilateral talks.
- UK consular staff visited Johal in prison as the Prime Minister arrived, relaying his message asking if there was a way to speed things up.
- Johal’s family voiced frustration at the lack of detail and progress, while campaign group Reprieve urged the government to secure his release.
- Johal has been held since November 2017, was acquitted in one case earlier this year but still faces federal charges, and a UN panel has deemed his detention arbitrary as he alleges torture.