Claim: Update : According to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, Qatar has freed 8 ex-Indian Navy men jailed on espionage charges and seven of them have returned to India.
Fact-check: Qatar has now revoked the death penalty awarded to eight former Indian Navy personnel - FACTLY
Verdict: the appellate court in qatar recently accepted the appeal filed against the death sentence awarded to eight former personnel of the indian navy. however, the case is still pending and the next hearing of this case is scheduled on 07 december 2023. the qatar judiciary as on date did not make any announcement regarding the cancellation of the death penalty of eight former indian navy personnel. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2024-02-12T05:42:22