Yes, but there are still many families who would approve such a thing. In fact, several of my colleagues who work precisely with families of political prisoners are asking us to do so.
That said, there are also families asking us to work mainly behind the scenes and not to make things public. Sometimes, we start by trying everything that can be done privately. Then, if that doesn't work, we decide to make it public by shining a spotlight on a specific case.
There are many cases I could mention. Raif Badawi's is one. Jimmy Lai's is another. Many families initially try to work through private channels. That was the case for a long time with the two Michaels, before we finally made the information public.
My question is fairly simple. I don't think it should necessarily be left up to the minister—I think prior consent should be obtained. I understand your concerns about how to proceed and whose decision it is within a family, but there must be a way to establish parameters that lead us to a fairly obvious decision at a certain point, for cases that aren't that complicated, so to speak.
Does that make sense?