32 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the arrest and detention on 7 June 2011 of a person (details supplied) for tweeting messages which were considered insulting to the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian ruling families, was unlawful and in breach of Kuwait’s international obligation to uphold freedom of expression as guaranteed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Kuwait is a state party; and, if so, the steps he will take to ensure the person is protected from torture and other ill-treatment and provided access to their family, a lawyer of their choice and adequate medical care. [20087/11]

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32 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the arrest and detention on 7 June 2011 of a person (details supplied) for tweeting messages which were considered insulting to the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian ruling families, was unlawful and in breach of Kuwait’s international obligation to uphold freedom of expression as guaranteed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Kuwait is a state party; and, if so, the steps he will take to ensure the person is protected from torture and other ill-treatment and provided access to their family, a lawyer of their choice and adequate medical care. [20087/11]

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