Hafez Dalkamoni

Mr. Stewart
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions there have been between the Crown Office and the German authorities concerning Hafez Dalkamoni, and if he will make a statement. [9402]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
There have been no recent discussions between the Crown Office and the German authorities concerning Hafez Dalkamoni. Any decision concerning the release of a national of a third country from a German prison is solely a matter for the German authorities.