Wednesday, January 28, 2004

Socialists stage Saudi protest

BBC News Online
The Scottish Socialist Party has staged a protest in the Scottish Parliament against a visit by the Saudi Arabian ambassador.
Four Socialist MSPs stood in silence displaying placards reading "despots not welcome" when Prince Turki Al Faisal entered the chamber.
Earlier, the party had tried to move an emergency motion condemning what they described as the totalitarian regime in Saudi.
However, the move was refused by Presiding Officer George Reid.