119. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied), an imprisoned Saudi Arabian blogger and activist, who has been handed a sentence of 1,000 lashes and ten years in prison for insulting Islam; if he agrees this is an extremely cruel, inhuman and unjust sentence for starting an Internet discussion group and that the right to freedom of expression should be respected; if he is aware that this person's lawyer, who is also a human rights activist, is still in jail; and if he will raise the case with his Saudi Arabian counterpart. [28360/15]

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119. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied), an imprisoned Saudi Arabian blogger and activist, who has been handed a sentence of 1,000 lashes and ten years in prison for insulting Islam; if he agrees this is an extremely cruel, inhuman and unjust sentence for starting an Internet discussion group and that the right to freedom of expression should be respected; if he is aware that this person's lawyer, who is also a human rights activist, is still in jail; and if he will raise the case with his Saudi Arabian counterpart. [28360/15]

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