Senior UK politicians concern for jailed journalist Afgan Mukhtarli
By Jane Whyatt
British Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan has expressed conern over the imprisoned investigative journalist Afghan Mukhtarli, in a written answer published on the House of Commons website. Sir Alan is Number Two at the Foreign Office, second in command to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. He is the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas.
Sir Alan Duncan. Photo: Chris McAndrew, Official portrait of Sir Alan Duncan crop 2, CC BY 3.0
We have serious concerns about Afghan Mukhtarli's alleged abduction in Georgia. Our Embassy in Tbilisi has raised the circumstances of Mr Mukhtarli's abduction with the Georgian…
