A day after the Court of Appeal of Qatar reduced the sentence of eight Indian ex-Navy personnel, the government said that it will discuss the next possible steps with the legal team and the family members of the former Navy men
The former Indian Naval officers whose conviction has been reduced to jail terms in Qatar can serve their sentence in Indian prison due to an earlier agreement between New Delhi and Doha, senior advocate Adish Aggarwala said on Thursday.
The Qatari Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty sentence of eight ex-Indian naval officers it had arrested last year in the Dahra Global case, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press statement. The sentence has now been reduced to jail terms.
This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on the sidelines of the COP28 summit in Dubai and discussed bilateral partnership and the "well-being of the Indian community" living in Qatar.
On the matter related to the death penalty awarded to the eight Indian ex-Navy personnel in Qatar, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that three hearings have taken place in the Qatar Court of Appeal while adding that there has been no indication on how many Indians are there
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