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Peer’s anger as India denies him entry to raise Zia ‘injustice’

By: Eastern Eye Staff

A BRITISH parliamentarian and lawyer, a counsel for jailed Bang­ladeshi politician Khaleda Zia, said last Thursday (12) he was outraged by India’s decision to deny him entry to address a press conference defending his client and meet a human rights body. India’s foreign ministry said it sent back crossbench peer Lord Alex Carlile from New Delhi air­port last Wednesday (11) because his “intended activity in India was incompatible with the pur­pose of his visit as mentioned in his visa application”. “This is no way to treat a 70-year-old senior lawyer and parliamentarian,” Lord Carlile said in a statement. “I am…

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