UK authorities are trying to block details of a secret 2014 security deal with Saudi Arabia from being made public, according to reports.
Home Secretary Theresa May is said to have signed the deal, which has been described as a “memorandum of understanding,” during an unpublicized trip to see her Saudi counterpart Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef.
No details were released at the time and the trip was never announced, according to reports. It only came to light a year later after a vague reference to Saudi Interior Ministry “reforms” was spotted in a Foreign Office report.
“Deals with nations like Saudi Arabia should not be done in secret,” Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron told the Independent.
“Parliament should be able to hold ministers to account. It is time to shine a light onto the shady corners of our relationship with Saudi Arabia.
“It is time we stood up for civil liberties, human rights and not turn a blind eye because the House of Saud are our ‘allies,’” Farron added.
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