Contributer: On John’s Oral Questions. John Glen (Salisbury) (Con): Will the Leader of the House urgently make time for a debate on judicial reform in the Republic of the Maldives?

John’s Oral Questions
26 JAN 2012
Question to Sir George Young on the Maldives
John Glen (Salisbury) (Con): Will the Leader of the House urgently make time for a debate on judicial reform in the Republic of the Maldives?
Translation: What the hell are we going to do to change the judges in Maldives in our favour? They are not doing what we want them to do and stand in our way.
Although the judiciary is constitutionally independent, sitting judges are underqualified, often corrupt and hostile to the democratically elected regime.
Translation: Although its non of our business, changing foreign judiciary should NOT EVEN BE DISCUSSED, is against the law, illegal and because they are supported by Maldivians they serve but they don’t agree with our dictator friend.
We can come up with something to help our friend the dictator Nasheed.
Sir George Young: The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Alistair Burt), is seized of this problem and is in touch with the Maldives President to see whether we can resolve the impasse.
Translation: Guys, we are already on this case. My friend is talking to Anni , giving him money and training, controlling the international media to make sure his dictatorship is not known to the world.
The high commission in Colombo is also engaged. We want to help the Maldives to make progress towards democratic reform in the direction that my hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury (John Glen) outlines.
Translation: We are also using all the region resources to suppress the voices of the people of The Maldives and make sure things go the way we want. To hell with the Maldivians and what they want, support Anni.