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Title    : Scottish Parliament: Motions and Amendments: 2002 S1M-2973
Author(s): Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

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S1M-2973 Tommy Sheridan (Glasgow) (SSP) :  James Sabzali— That the
Parliament condemns the conviction of Canadian-born businessman James
Sabzali in the United States for the violation of Washington's economic
blockade against Cuba by selling water purification chemicals to the Cuban
government; notes that the water purification chemicals sold to Cuba are
used to purify the water which goes to Cuban schools and homes; further
notes that James Sabzali could face a sentence of up to 205 years in prison
and that he is the only foreign national ever to be prosecuted for alleged
violation of the 1917 Trading with the Enemy Act; believes that this
conviction is yet another reason why the United States of America's illegal
economic blockade of Cuba must be lifted immediately, and recognises that
the USA is in breach of international law and opinion by refusing to accept
UN resolutions passed over the last decade demanding an end to its
destructive and damaging economic blockade of Cuba. 

Lodged on 12 April 2002; not current as of 18 June 2002


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Year of composition: 2002
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General description: Motions and Amendments. See http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/motionsAndAmendments/index.htm

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Published: Publisher: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Publication year: 2002
Place of publication: www.scottish.parliament.uk

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Surname: Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body