To him and the other prisoners with stephen sackur. He is being held with. Is there any avenue you can get information through about jack . Can you contact, for example, British Government officials welcome to hardtalk, or canadian government officials, becausejohn, you are a canadian im stephen sackur. Citizen and jack has dual citizenship, or at least he did alongside the humanitarian until the british fallout from turkeys invasion of northern syria, citizenship was revoked . There are grave security concerns. We get a little bit of consular not least, what will happen access in syria and we know nothing. To the thousands of so called Islamic State militants imprisoned thats all they say, and same with the british side, so no one informs us of anything. By Syrian Kurdish forces . The only thing we can rely on is social media orjournalists on the ground. My guests today, john letts there have been reports he has been and sally lane, are the parents of one such prisoner taken by the am
News, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Alongside the humanitarian fallout from turkeys invasion of northern syria, there are grave security concerns. Not least, what will happen to the thousands of so called Islamic State militants imprisoned by Syrian Kurdish forces . My guests today, john letts and sally lane, are the parents of one such prisoner british born jack letts. He left the uk in 2014 to live in the so called is caliphate. Since then hes had his british citizenship revoked and his parents have been convicted under uk anti terror laws for sending him money. What will become what should become ofjack letts . Sally lane and john letts, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you, stephen. You are in a very difficult situation right now because your son jack is, as far as we know imprisoned, held by Kurdish Forces in northern syria. Those forces currently under attack from the turkish army. What is the latest information you have about what is happening to you
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Alongside the humanitarian fallout from turkeys invasion of northern syria, there are grave security concerns. Not least, what will happen to the thousands of so called Islamic State militants imprisoned by Syrian Kurdish forces . My guests today, john letts and sally lane, are the parents of one such prisoner british born, jack letts. He left the uk in 2014 to live in the so called is caliphate. Since then hes had his british citizenship revoked and his parents have been convicted under uk anti terror laws for sending him money. What will become, what should become of jack letts . Sally lane and john letts, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Thank you, stephen. You are in a very difficult situation right now, because your sonjack, is, as far as we know imprisoned, held by Kurdish Forces in northern syria. Those forces, currently under attack from the turkish army. What is the latest information you have about what is happening to your son . Well, w
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