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Islamic Terrorism

Volume 454: debated on Monday 11 December 2006

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John Bercow

To ask the Secretary of Statefor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what discussions (a) her Department and (b) the Intelligence Service have had with Salah Abdallah Gosh on Islamic terrorism; (105308)

(2) what assessment she has made of the role of Salah Abdallah Gosh in tackling terrorism;

(3) what assessment she has made of the role of Salah Abdallah Gosh in crimes against humanity in Darfur.

Mr. McCartney

General Salah Abdallah Ghosh is head of the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services, the functions of which include counter-terrorism. UK officials have periodically discussed counter-terrorism with him.

The UK strongly supported UN Security Council Resolution 1593, which referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC’s investigation is ongoing. It is for the ICC to decide who should be held accountable for crimes against humanity and other crimes within its purview.