Big news regarding sentencing of 8 Indians in Qatar
Qatar News: The legal team has been given 60 days to appeal in the case of eight Indians in Qatar. The Ministry of External Affairs has said this. According to the information, eight former jailed Indian Navy personnel have been given 60 days to appeal against the jail sentence awarded by a Qatari court last week. Qatar’s appellate court on December 28 had commuted the death sentence of eight former Indian Navy personnel in an alleged espionage case and sentenced them to jail for varying periods, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Death penalty reduced
The decision came weeks after family members of the Indian nationals filed an appeal against an earlier order by another court. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a press conference that the Indian nationals’ legal team received a copy of the court order, which he described as a ‘confidential document’. In response to a question, he said, “An appellate court of Qatar had given the verdict on December 28. Subsequently, we issued a press release. It detailed (and) stated that the death sentence had been commuted.
60 days time given to appeal against the decision
Now, we have the order, which is a confidential document.” He said that the Qatari court has given 60 days to appeal against this decision. “We can confirm to you that the death sentence has now been commuted to separate prison sentences for eight Indian nationals,” the spokesperson said. Jaiswal said, “We express our condolences to the family.” Are in touch with the members. We are also in touch with the legal team.” It is learned that the jail sentences given to former Indian Navy personnel ranged from three years to 25 years. The former navy personnel was given death sentence by a Qatari court on 26 October.
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