Ethiopian Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires summoned to FCO over detention of British national
Minister for Africa summoned Ethiopian Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires to raise concerns about arrest of a Briton
The Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires at the Ethiopian Embassy in the UK, Mr Demeke Atnafu, was summoned to the Foreign Office this afternoon to meet the UK鈥檚 Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds MP.
Mr Simmonds expressed deep concern that the Ethiopian authorities had not allowed consular access to Mr Andargachew Tsege, a British national who has now been detained in Ethiopia for six weeks after being removed from Yemen.
Mr Simmonds asked the Charg茅 to urge his government to deliver on previous commitments to provide consular access without further delay, and to provide assurances that they do not intend to carry out the death penalty imposed in absentia.
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