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London, UK - The Sikh Federation (UK) welcomed a recent motion in the UK Parliament by MPs concerning the continued detention of Paramjit Singh Dhaddi.
On 23 December 2007, Paramjit Singh, a British citizen, completed 1 year in prison in Nabha jail awaiting trial.
The motion tabled by Labour MP Ken Purchase has urged the UK Government to call for the immediate release of Paramjit Singh who has been falsely imprisoned and tortured.
The motion (EDM 523) has requested the Foreign Secretary to take urgent action on this matter and has been signed by Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Scottish National Party MPs.
In a separate move the Sikh Federation (UK), who launched a campaign to secure the freedom of Paramjit Singh, Amolak Singh and Jaswinder Singh over a year ago are pushing for Paramjit Singh’s family to meet with the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon William Hague MP, before a meeting at the Foreign Office.
Bhai Amrik Singh said: ‘It is outrageous that the Indian authorities torture and continue to hold innocent Sikhs without trial. We will continue to push for Paramjit Singh’s immediate release so he can be re-united with his family in the UK
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