MP accuses Foreign Office of 'washing hands' of Brit detained in Saudi

Crispin Blunt expresses concern over lack of FCDO government intervention in overseas rights abuses against Brits.

30 year old Chris Emms has been detained in Saudi Arabia for six months, fighting an extradition request from the US for allegedly violating US sanctions against North Korea in attending a cryptocurrency conference. The disturbing element of this case is that Chris is not a US citizen, is not subject to US law and has not violated Saudi, British or international law in any way.

US law and has not violated Saudi, British or international law in any way.