A Qatari court has released 8 Indian Navy officers who were sentenced to death for allegedly spying for Israel.
According to the reports of foreign news organizations, the Qatari court pronounced the decision following the announcement of the pardon of the Emir of Qatar, Tama bin Hamad.
A Qatari court in October last year sentenced all Indian soldiers to death on charges of spying for Israel, following which India announced to take up the matter with the Qatari authorities.
India’s foreign minister, Subramaniam Jaishankar, said that ‘the government will do everything possible to release the ex-Indian Navy officers’.
After the Indian appeal, in December, the Qatari court announced a reduction in the sentence of all the accused.
The Indian suspects were accused of giving Israel the details of the purchase of Italian-made submarines for Qatar.
According to Indian media, eight officials, including high-ranking officers and senior officers, including captains who commanded warships, were arrested in Doha in August 2022.
It should be noted that following the reports of execution of ex-Indian Navy officers in Qatar came out, the Ministry of Home Affairs of India said that they were ‘surprised’ over this matter.
It should be noted that executions are rarely carried out in Qatar and the Gulf state has previously stated that the death penalty is equivalent to life imprisonment.
According to Amnesty International, Qatar executed a criminal from Nepal in 2020 following a gap of 20 years.
New Delhi has historically had good relations with Qatar, which is a major supplier of natural gas to India. More than two-thirds of Qatar’s population of over 2.8 million is made up of expatriates, and it has a large number of Indian citizens. There is too much.
Qatar also hosts the political bureau of Hamas and provides financial aid to Gaza, and has been linked to efforts to mediate prisoner extraditions between Palestine and Israel.
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2024-05-13 21:47:45
