MOSCOW, December 24 – RIA Novosti. According to the newspaper’s report, British lawmakers wrote to Foreign Minister James Cleverley, arguing that Saudi officials could carry out mass executions over the Christmas holidays in Western Europe to avoid a concrete reaction at the diplomatic level. Telegram.

The newspaper states that the letter was signed by parliamentarians from across the party, including David Davis, Hilary Benn, Peter Bottomley, Alistair Carmichael and Andy Slaughter.

Lawmakers pointed out that in 2016 and 2020, Saudi Arabia had already carried out executions “during the holidays and New Year’s Eve” when “the international community is more difficult to react quickly”. The parliamentarians urged the head of the State Department to make statements before the holiday to say that this was “totally unacceptable”.