No expenses framed towards eight former Indian naval officers detained in Qatar

Express News Service

NEW DELHI:  It has been 90 days since eight former Indian naval officers have been taken into captivity in Qatar. Their bail functions haven’t been accepted, and what’s extra disconcerting is the truth that no expenses have been levelled towards them but.

“What is of utmost concern for us is that no expenses have been levelled towards these eight officers, even supposing they’ve been stored in solitary confinement,’’ sources informed TNIE. It is learnt {that a} week after these naval officers have been detained in Doha (on August 30), the CEO of Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy in Oman Khamis Al Ajmi (who’s a retired squadron chief of the Royal Oman Air) got here to Doha to rescue the officers.

However, Qatar’s state safety bureau (ministry of inside) detained him too. He was underneath detention for almost two months and has now been launched on bail. However, he can’t transfer out of Doha until this case is lastly resolved.

The households of the naval officers have been pursuing and following up with the Qatari authorities to launch the officers on bail. However, none of their bail pleas has been accepted. A bail utility has been put up each month for the previous three months, sources stated. Some level out that in Qatar it takes about 90 days of detention (which the naval officers have accomplished) earlier than expenses are framed and the detainees launched. 

Meanwhile, in keeping with the Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian embassy in Doha is actively pursuing their case.  The detained Indians are in a position to converse to their households again residence in India now over phone frequently. Some of them have households staying in Doha and they’re allowed weekly bodily conferences. 

“We will enable all attainable consular help. We are looking for additional consular entry from the embassy to those individuals,’’ MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated. The eight officers in detention are additionally preventing melancholy and a variety of well being points. Their households are hoping that they might be thought of to be set free on bail, which can allow them to reside with their respective households.

“The officers have been working with Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy in Doha for 5 years. Sometime in August they have been picked up from their houses in the course of the night time by the state safety bureau,’’ in keeping with sources. These officers have been concerned in offering coaching to Qatari navy. 

NEW DELHI:  It has been 90 days since eight former Indian naval officers have been taken into captivity in Qatar. Their bail functions haven’t been accepted, and what’s extra disconcerting is the truth that no expenses have been levelled towards them but.

“What is of utmost concern for us is that no expenses have been levelled towards these eight officers, even supposing they’ve been stored in solitary confinement,’’ sources informed TNIE. It is learnt {that a} week after these naval officers have been detained in Doha (on August 30), the CEO of Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy in Oman Khamis Al Ajmi (who’s a retired squadron chief of the Royal Oman Air) got here to Doha to rescue the officers.

However, Qatar’s state safety bureau (ministry of inside) detained him too. He was underneath detention for almost two months and has now been launched on bail. However, he can’t transfer out of Doha until this case is lastly resolved.

The households of the naval officers have been pursuing and following up with the Qatari authorities to launch the officers on bail. However, none of their bail pleas has been accepted. A bail utility has been put up each month for the previous three months, sources stated. Some level out that in Qatar it takes about 90 days of detention (which the naval officers have accomplished) earlier than expenses are framed and the detainees launched. 

Meanwhile, in keeping with the Ministry of External Affairs, the Indian embassy in Doha is actively pursuing their case.  The detained Indians are in a position to converse to their households again residence in India now over phone frequently. Some of them have households staying in Doha and they’re allowed weekly bodily conferences. 

“We will enable all attainable consular help. We are looking for additional consular entry from the embassy to those individuals,’’ MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated. The eight officers in detention are additionally preventing melancholy and a variety of well being points. Their households are hoping that they might be thought of to be set free on bail, which can allow them to reside with their respective households.

“The officers have been working with Dahra Global Technologies and Consultancy in Doha for 5 years. Sometime in August they have been picked up from their houses in the course of the night time by the state safety bureau,’’ in keeping with sources. These officers have been concerned in offering coaching to Qatari navy.