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UK: MPs call for Israeli Embassy bombing reinvestigation

01 May 2002

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Twenty-seven Members of Parliament have joined Amnesty International and a host of other civil liberties organisations in calling for the reinvestigation of the 1994 bombing of the Israeli Embassy. The cross-party early day motion (no. 1546) said that the wrongful conviction of Samar Alami and Jawad Botmeh left the actual bombers free and tarnished the government's claim to be fighting a war on terrorism. Samar and Jawad were convicted in 1996 after substantial evidence, which seriously undermined the evidence against them, was not disclosed to the defence. The use of public immunity certificates ensured that crucial information was withheld from the judge. Samar and Jawad have been in prison for seven years and have protested their innocence throughout. They are awaiting an appeal to the House of Lords.

The Freedom & Justice for Samar & Jawad campaign can be contacted at BM FOSA, London WC1N 3XX.

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