Simon Andree says in interview that government’s primary responsibility should be to its citizens,as FCO insists it is actively seeking his father Karl’s releaseThe son of a 74-year-passe British man facing a sentence of 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia has accused the Foreign Office of allowing commerce interests to get in the way of helping to free his father. Simon Andrees father, Karl Andree, and has been in prison in Saudi Arabia since August 2014 after being caught with homemade wine. His one-year sentence has been completed,but he is still behind bars awaiting corporal punishment. Related: Children of British pensioner sentenced to 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia call on PM Related: Father of Saudi man sentenced to death says UK intervention could save him Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com