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Saudi prison bid on despite JSi shutdown
Contract ‘risks giving approval to torture’
A COMMERCIAL Ministry of Justice body will still bid for a controversial £5.9 million contract in Saudi Arabia despite Michael Gove ordering its closure.
Campaigners warned yesterday that Just Solutions international’s (JSi) involvement in the country notorious for public beheadings, flogging and torture risks giving a stamp of approval to the abuse.
The government claimed that JSi would be liable for financial penalties if it pulled out of the bid now.
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