NEW DELHI: The ministry of exterior affairs (MEA) on Thursday stated that India has appealed towards the dying sentence awarded to eight of its residents by a Qatari courtroom final month.
“On November 7, our embassy in Doha obtained one other consular entry to the detainees,” the ministry stated, including that it stays engaged with Qatari authorities over the matter.
The MEA stated that it might proceed to increase all authorized and consular assist to the Navy personnel.
In 2022, eight retired Indian Navy personnel working for a defence providers supplier firm in Qatar had been taken into custody by the authorities.
Since then, these males had been saved in solitary confinement with out the Qatari authorities specifying the rationale for the detention to the households of the eight males.
The veterans included Captain Navtej Singh Gill, Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh Vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta and Sailor Ragesh.
Final month, a courtroom in Qatar awarded a dying sentence to the eight Indians. The small print concerning the crime and the case weren’t made public by Qatar.
The MEA had earlier expressed shock over the decision and stated that the federal government was exploring all authorized choices.
The entire former Navy officers had “unblemished stints” of as much as 20 years within the Indian Navy and had held vital positions together with that of instructors within the drive, individuals conversant in the matter had stated earlier.
(With inputs from PTI)
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“On November 7, our embassy in Doha obtained one other consular entry to the detainees,” the ministry stated, including that it stays engaged with Qatari authorities over the matter.
The MEA stated that it might proceed to increase all authorized and consular assist to the Navy personnel.
In 2022, eight retired Indian Navy personnel working for a defence providers supplier firm in Qatar had been taken into custody by the authorities.
Since then, these males had been saved in solitary confinement with out the Qatari authorities specifying the rationale for the detention to the households of the eight males.
The veterans included Captain Navtej Singh Gill, Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh Vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta and Sailor Ragesh.
Final month, a courtroom in Qatar awarded a dying sentence to the eight Indians. The small print concerning the crime and the case weren’t made public by Qatar.
The MEA had earlier expressed shock over the decision and stated that the federal government was exploring all authorized choices.
The entire former Navy officers had “unblemished stints” of as much as 20 years within the Indian Navy and had held vital positions together with that of instructors within the drive, individuals conversant in the matter had stated earlier.
(With inputs from PTI)
Watch Qatar Dying Penalty: Every thing it’s worthwhile to learn about India’s eight ex-navy officers and the case towards them
