Indian envoy met 8 former Navy officers on death row in Qatar, says MEA: ‘India closely following case’
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday informed that India’s envoy met the 8 former Navy officers who are currently on death row in Qatar. While emphasizing that India is closely following the case, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi also shared some update on the case and said 2 hearings have been held on the appeals filed by detainees and their families through the Indian government.
“There have been 2 hearings. We filed an appeal, from the families, and the detainees had a final appeal. 2 hearings have since been held. We are closely following the matter and extending all legal and consular assistance. Meanwhile, our ambassador got consular access to meet all 8 of them in prison on 3rd December. This is a sensitive issue, but we will continue to follow and whatever we can share, we will do so,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.
This is a developing story, will be updated with more inputs
