A Qatar court commuted their death sentences & offered prison terms of varying durations. Meanwhile, MEA says India-China ties were 'not normal' but communication lines remain open.
On 26 October, the 8 men were given the death penalty over allegations of leaking sensitive information. They moved the Qatari Court of Appeal, which reduced the sentences.
Speaking at 6th Annual Lecture in Criminal Law organised by Project 39A the former SC judge that judges have to strike a balance between statutory provisions and judicial discretion.
The eight Indians, who worked for a private firm that carried out projects with the armed forces of Qatar, are accused of leaking classified information to unauthorised parties.
MEA spokesperson says Qatari court's 'confidential' judgment has only been shared with veterans' legal team, and that embassy in Doha got 2nd consular access to detainees on 7 November.
The former Indian Navy personnel were given death sentence on 26 October. The Indian nationals, who worked with Al Dahra, were arrested in August last year in alleged espionage case.
Veterans, who were working for private firm that carried out projects with Qatar’s armed forces, were arrested last year over allegations that they passed on sensitive information.
Oman-headquartered Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy Services is a defence services provider whose CEO Khamis Al-Ajmi was also briefly detained by Qatar last year.
Eight Indian Navy veterans were sentenced to death by a Qatar court Thursday. Charges have still not been made public officially, but reports claim they pertained to ‘spying for Israel’.
SC was hearing appeal filed by man sentenced to death by a trial court for rape and murder of a 10-yr-old. Defence counsel argued that witness statements had contradictions.
Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
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