Qatar accepts India's appeal against death penalty to 8 Navy veterans

In the latest development, Qatar on Friday accepted India's appeal against the death penalty to 8 Navy veterans, sources said. An appeal was filed against the death sentence handed down to eight former Indian Navy personnel by a Qatari court last month, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the Indian embassy in Doha received another consular access to the detained Indians on Tuesday and that New Delhi will continue to extend all legal and consular support to them.

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