India appeals against Qatar death sentences
Indian Navy personnel by a Qatar court last month.
«The judgement is confidential.
There is a court of first instance that gave the judgement which was shared with our legal team. Considering all legal options, an appeal has been filed.
We are in touch with the Qatari authorities,» external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in New Delhi on Thursday.
«We got another round of consular access with the eight Indians on November 7.
We are in touch with the family members. We will continue to extend all legal and consular support and we urge everyone not to engage in speculation considering the sensitive nature of the case,» Bagchi said.
A court in Qatar had last month sentenced Captain Navtej Singh Gill, Captain Birendra Kumar Verma, Captain Saurabh Vasisht, Commander Amit Nagpal, Commander Purnendu Tiwari, Commander Sugunakar Pakala, Commander Sanjeev Gupta and Sailor Ragesh to death after finding them guilty of 'spying for Israel' while working for private company Al Dahra on a naval project in Qatar. They were arrested on August 30, 2022, and the company was subsequently shut down.
After the sentencing, former Indian military officials had said that all eight had unblemished stints of up to 20 years in the Indian Navy and held important positions including that of instructors in the force.
