Iran arrests British Ambassador - Liberal Democrats demand answers from UK Government
12 Jan 2020
Iran broke international law in detaining the British Ambassador to Iran says Ed Davey, Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats.
"This is a shocking violation of international law at a critical time. The Iranian regime has already proven to be tragically incompetent with 176 innocent lives lost as a result of an inexcusable error.
"The Iranian regime must now also answer for its flagrant disregard of diplomatic immunity.
"The Foreign Secretary must make a statement to Parliament about how the UK government will respond to Iran's actions, and review the measures in place to protect all those working in the UK Embassy in Iran."