Dr Stoate, who was visiting India as part of a UK parliamentary delegation, took up Mr Malluzzo’s case during a meeting with the High Commissioner in New Delhi. Mr Malluzzo, who was convicted on a drug related offence, maintains his innocence and is currently awaiting a court date for his appeal. Dr Stoate used the meeting to ask the High Commissioner to take a personal interest in the case and to ask for Mr Malluzzo’s appeal to take place as soon as possible. He also raised the possibility of arranging for Mr Malluzzo to be transferred to a prison in the UK.

“Patrick has been in prison for over four years now and his health is clearly suffering. His family in Dartford too are also under an awful lot of strain. They obviously can’t get to see Patrick very often and this coupled with the difficulty and cost involved in helping him to mount his appeal, have taken their toll on them. I was very pleased therefore to be able to raise Patrick’s case with the High Commissioner. He has promised to look personally at Patrick’s case and to do what he can to support his case;” said Dr Stoate.

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