India’s overseas ministry stated Monday that Qatar had freed eight ex-navy personnel it had beforehand arrested and sentenced to loss of life, reportedly for spying for Israel.
The overseas ministry by no means gave particulars on the eight Indian nationals or their alleged crimes, and Qatar has not commented on the case or made the fees public.
However Indian…
India’s overseas ministry stated Monday that Qatar had freed eight ex-navy personnel it had beforehand arrested and sentenced to loss of life, reportedly for spying for Israel.
The overseas ministry by no means gave particulars on the eight Indian nationals or their alleged crimes, and Qatar has not commented on the case or made the fees public.
However Indian media have reported that the lads — amongst them former high-ranking and embellished officers, together with captains who as soon as commanded warships — have been arrested in Doha in August 2022.
In October, India stated it was “shocked” after a Qatari courtroom had sentenced them to loss of life, however the sentence was lowered in December.
The eight males have been workers of Al Dahra, a Gulf-based firm that gives “full help options” to the aerospace, safety and defence sectors, based on its web site.
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The Hindu newspaper reported the lads have been spying for a “third nation”, whereas the Instances of India has stated that “varied studies claimed they have been accused of spying for Israel”.
On Monday, New Delhi stated the lads had all been launched.
“The Authorities of India welcomes the discharge of eight Indian nationals working for the Dahra International firm who have been detained in Qatar,” the overseas ministry stated in a press release.
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“Seven out of the eight of them have returned to India,” it added, thanking Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for the choice “to allow the discharge and homecoming” of the detainees.
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