Lok Sabha Question No. 5113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: J&K Residents in Jail
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hasnain Masoodi

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5113 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## J&K RESIDENTS IN JAIL

5113.     SHRI HASNAIN MASOODI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of residents of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) who are in prisons in other countries; and
- (b) the country-wise details of such prisoners?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) & (b) As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of   residents of   Jammu   and   Kashmir   (J&K) in   foreign   prisons   as   of 15.07.2019 is 22. Due to strong privacy laws prevailing in many countries, the local authorities do not share information on prisoners unless the person concerned consents to the disclosure of such information. Even countries   which   share   information   do   not   generally   provide   detailed information about the people of foreign countries imprisoned. Countrywise list is given at Annexure.

| S. No   | Name of Country     | ANNEXURE Number of residents of J&K in prison   |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Afghanistan         | Nil                                             |
| 2       | Algeria             | Nil                                             |
| 3       | Angola              | Nil                                             |
| 4       | Argentina           | Nil                                             |
| 5       | Armenia             | Nil                                             |
| 6       | Austria             | Nil                                             |
| 7       | Australia           | Nil                                             |
| 8 9     | Azerbaijan Bahrain  | Nil                                             |
|         |                     | Nil                                             |
| 10 11   | Belarus Bangladesh  | Nil                                             |
|         |                     | 1                                               |
| 12      | Belgium             | Nil                                             |
| 13      | Bhutan              | Nil                                             |
| 14      | Botswana            | Nil                                             |
| 15      | Brazil              | Nil                                             |
| 16      | Brunei              | Nil                                             |
| 17      | Bulgaria            | Nil                                             |
| 18      | Cambodia            | 1                                               |
| 19      | Canada              | Nil                                             |
| 20      | Chile               | Nil                                             |
| 21      | China               | 1                                               |
| 22      | Congo               | Nil                                             |
| 23      | Colombia            | Nil                                             |
| 24      | Cote D' Ivoire      | Nil                                             |
| 25      | Croatia             | Nil                                             |
| 26      | Cuba                | Nil                                             |
| 27      | Cyprus              | 1 Nil                                           |
| 28      | Czech Republic      |                                                 |
| 29 30   | Denmark             | Nil Nil                                         |
| 31      | Egypt Ethiopia      | Nil                                             |
| 32      | Fiji                | Nil                                             |
| 33      | Finland             | Nil                                             |
| 34      | France              | Nil                                             |
| 35      | Germany             | Nil Nil                                         |
| 36      | Ghana               |                                                 |
| 37      | Greece              | Nil Nil                                         |
| 38 39   | Guatemala Guyana    | Nil                                             |
| 40 41   | Hungary Iceland     | Nil Nil                                         |
| 42      | Indonesia           | Nil                                             |
|         | Iran                | Nil                                             |
| 43      | Iraq                |                                                 |
| 44 45   | Ireland             | Nil Nil                                         |
| 46      | Israel              | Nil                                             |
| 47      | Italy               |                                                 |
| 48      |                     | Nil Nil                                         |
| 49      | Jamaica Japan       | Nil                                             |
| 50      | Jordan Kazakhstan   | Nil                                             |
| 51 52   | Kenya               | Nil Nil                                         |
| 53      | Korea (DPR)         | Nil Nil                                         |
| 54      | Korea (Republic of) | Nil                                             |
| 55 56   | Kuwait Kyrgyzstan   | Nil                                             |
| 57      | Laos PDR            | Nil Nil                                         |
| 58      | Lebanon Libya       | Nil                                             |
| 59      |                     | Nil                                             |
| 60 61   | Madagascar          | Nil                                             |
| 62      | Malawi              | Nil                                             |
| 63      | Malaysia Maldives   | Nil                                             |
| 64      | Mali                | Nil                                             |
| 65      |                     | Nil                                             |
| 66      | Malta               | Nil                                             |
|         | Mauritius           | Nil                                             |
| 67      | Mexico              |                                                 |
| 68      | Morocco             | Nil                                             |
| 69      | Mongolia            | Nil                                             |
| 70      |                     | Nil                                             |
|         | Mozambique Myanmar  | Nil                                             |
| 71      |                     | Nil                                             |
| 72      | Namibia             |                                                 |
| 73      | Nepal               | Nil                                             |
|         | Netherlands         | Nil                                             |
| 74      |                     |                                                 |

|   75 | New Zealand              | Nil     |
|------|--------------------------|---------|
|   76 | Niger                    | Nil     |
|   77 | Nigeria                  | Nil     |
|   78 | Norway                   | Nil     |
|   79 | Oman                     | N/A     |
|   80 | Pakistan                 | 7       |
|   81 | Palestine                | Nil     |
|   82 | Panama                   | Nil     |
|   83 | Papua New Guinea         | Nil     |
|   84 | Peru                     | Nil     |
|   85 | Philippines              | Nil     |
|   86 | Poland                   | Nil     |
|   87 | Portugal                 | Nil     |
|   88 | Qatar                    | Nil     |
|   89 | Romania                  | Nil     |
|   90 | Russia                   | Nil     |
|   91 | Saudi Arabia             | 11      |
|   92 | Serbia                   | Nil     |
|   93 | Senegal                  | Nil     |
|   94 | Seychelles               | Nil     |
|   95 | Singapore                | Nil     |
|   96 | Slovak Republic          | Nil     |
|   97 | Slovenia                 | Nil     |
|   98 | South Africa             | Nil     |
|   99 | South Sudan              | Nil     |
|  100 | Spain                    | Nil     |
|  101 | Sri Lanka                | Nil     |
|  102 | Sudan                    | Nil     |
|  103 | Suriname                 | Nil     |
|  104 | Sweden                   | Nil     |
|  105 | Switzerland              | Nil     |
|  106 | Syria                    | Nil     |
|  107 | Tajikistan               | Nil     |
|  108 | Tanzania                 | Nil     |
|  109 | Thailand                 | Nil     |
|  110 | Trinidad & Tobago        | Nil     |
|  111 | Tunisia                  | Nil     |
|  112 | Turkey                   | Nil     |
|  113 | Turkmenistan             | Nil     |
|  114 | Uganda                   | Nil     |
|  115 | United Arab Emirates     | Nil     |
|  116 | United Kingdom           | Nil     |
|  117 | Ukraine                  | Nil     |
|  118 | United States of America | Nil     |
|  119 | Uzbekistan               | Nil     |
|  120 | Venezuela                | Nil     |
|  121 | Vietnam                  | Nil     |
|  122 | Zambia                   | Nil Nil |
|  123 | Zimbabwe Total           | 22      |

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