By way of Meryl SebastianBBC Information, Kochi28 December 2023, 10:48 GMTUpdated 21 mins agoImage supply, Getty ImagesImage caption, Neither Qatar nor India have printed the particular fees towards the menA courtroom in Qatar has commuted the demise sentences of 8 former Indian naval officials, India’s international ministry has stated.A ministry remark stated the “sentences were lowered” however didn’t specify what new penalty they’d face.Neither Qatar nor India have printed the particular fees towards the boys.FT and Reuters have reported, bringing up unnamed assets, that the boys had been charged with spying for Israel.A spokesperson for Israel’s embassy in India refused to remark, announcing it used to be “now not an Israeli subject”.”Because of the confidential and delicate nature of complaints of this situation, it will now not be suitable to make any longer remark at this juncture,” India’s international ministry stated on Thursday.In October, India stated it used to be “deeply stunned” after the boys had been sentenced to demise. It later filed an attraction towards the courtroom verdict.The arrest of the boys closing 12 months made front-page headlines in India, however there was little showed details about the costs towards them – the courtroom’s order has now not been made public.The Indian govt has stated that the 8 males had been staff of a non-public corporate referred to as Al Dahra, however they have got been broadly reported to be former body of workers of the Indian Army. Ultimate 12 months, in parliament, international minister S Jaishankar described them as “ex-servicemen” of the rustic. The households of one of the males have additionally showed their identities and background within the Army to native media.Previous this month, India’s ambassador to Qatar met the boys in jail.On Thursday, India stated its ambassador and different officers had been provide within the Courtroom of Attraction of Qatar along side the members of the family of the boys throughout the listening to. “The detailed judgement is awaited. We’re in shut contact with the criminal workforce in addition to the members of the family to make a decision at the subsequent steps,” the ministry remark added.Learn extra India tales from the BBC:
