2023-10-26 22:57:28
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, delivers an annual speech during the opening of the 52nd session of the Shura advisory council in Doha (Amiri Diwan/Handout via REUTERS)
A court in Qatar sentenced to death this Thursday eight Indian Navy veterans who worked for the Qatari private consulting firm Al Dahra for allegedly spying for the Government of Israel.
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All of them have been found guilty of collecting information regarding the Qatari military program for the development of submarines and were arrested in Doha, the capital of Qatar, in August 2022.
Among its functions was to advise the Government of Qatar on the acquisition of submarines.
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The submarines in question would be coated with “special” materials that improve their ability to go unnoticed, according to information from the Indian television network NDTV.
For its part, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted in a statement the “shock” of the Government, which “will address the issue with the Qatari authorities” and will analyze “all possible legal options.”
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi (EFE/EPA/ALEXANDROS BELTES)
“We are in contact with his family and members of the legal team and we are analyzing all legal avenues. We attach great importance to this case and are following it closely. “We will extend all consular and legal assistance and will take up this verdict with the Qatari authorities,” the Indian authorities said.
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The Indian Foreign Ministry stated that it is awaiting the detailed ruling in the case.
Qatari authorities provided New Delhi with consular access to the eight Indian nationals during their trial.
Millions of Indians live and work in the Gulf, a large number of them as semi-skilled or unskilled workers. They are an important source of income for India and contribute to the success of the Gulf economies.
This sentence imposed by Qatar comes in the midst of a new war between Israel and Hamas, and Doha’s attempts – with close ties to the Palestinian terrorist group – to mediate in the conflict.
The Prime Minister of Qatar, Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al Zani, said this Wednesday that he expects progress “soon” in talks on the release of hostages captured by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) during its October 7 attack on Israel.
Qatar is mediating with Hamas for the release of the Israeli hostages (Al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of Hamas/Handout via REUTERS)
“Hostage negotiations are underway. “There has been some progress over the last few days,” he stated. “If we compare it with the starting point, there is progress. We are hopeful and if we can move further, there will be important progress soon,” he added.
Likewise, Al Zani, who is also Qatar’s Foreign Minister, pointed out that Israel’s policies once morest the Strip represent “a flagrant violation of International Law” and recalled that “more than 2.3 million people are denied their basic needs.” Palestinians.”
Al Zani stated during a press conference with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, that the parties must stop to avoid “dragging the entire region into chaos,” which would cause “an unbearable crisis,” according to the network. Qatari television station Al Jazeera.
“We cannot condemn the loss of life on one side and fight once morest the other,” he noted, while opting to keep communication channels open to try to reduce tensions and put an end to the clashes.
Fidan stressed that “if action is not taken, violence will increase and the reaction and response will be harsher, so everyone must do everything possible to distance themselves from violence and armed confrontation,” since “the worst scenario would be an enormous catastrophe”.
(With information from Europa Press and AP)
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