Urgent question on Ibrahim Magag
8 January 2013 (updated on 8 January 2013)
Home Secretary, Theresa May, responded to an urgent question asked by Yvette Cooper, Shadow Secretary for the Home Department, in the House of Commons on 8 January 2013, on the disappearance of Ibrahim Magag.
Metropolitan Police Service counter terrorism detectives are continuing to appeal to the public for help in tracing 28-year-old Ibrahim Magag, who is believed to have absconded from a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures notice.
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The Home Secretary's response made reference to a letter dated 31/12/2012 from James Brokenshire MP to Malcolm Rifkind MP, Keith Vaz MP and Yvette Cooper MP regarding the police operation to locate Ibrahim Magag.
This letter is available to read as deposited paper on the Parliament website.
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