ניו דלהי: משרד החוץ אישר ביום חמישי כי הודו הבטיחה גישה קונסולרית שנייה ל-8 קציני חיל הים שלה לשעבר שנמצאים במעצר בקטאר.
Speaking at the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “The update that I have is today we got our second consular access, our Embassy officials were able to meet the detainees and ascertain their well-being and of course, we will continue to extend all possible consular assistance in this case.”
יש לציין שחלק מבני משפחתם לא יכלו לנסוע לדוחא מכיוון שלא קיבלו אשרות.
“Let me reiterate what we have been saying, we have, we are seized of the matter, and our Embassy is actively pursuing this case. You mentioned the family members not being allowed visas, we are trying to facilitate that. I understand family members who are in Doha have been able to go there. We are trying to facilitate those who are here to go,” said Bagchi.
שמונה קציני חיל הים ההודי לשעבר עצורים בדוחא מאז ה-30 באוגוסט.
הודו מגיבה באופן קבוע למקרה של קציני הצי ההודי לשעבר שנעצרו בקטאר, כאשר השגרירות רודפת באופן פעיל אחר הנושא.
מוקדם יותר, שר לענייני חוץ, S Jaishankar, אמר כי הצד ההודי נמצא בקשר מתמיד עם ממשלת קטאר, שכן הוא הבטיח שהקצינים הם בראש סדר העדיפויות של המדינה.
“This is a very sensitive case. Their interests are foremost in our minds. Ambassadors and senior officials are in constant touch with Qatar’s govt. We assure you, they are our priority,” the EAM said during his address to the Rajya Sabha.
Earlier, among 8 former naval officers detained in Doha, retired commander Punendu Tiwari’s sister Dr Meetu Bhargava who lives in Gwalior has sought help from the government to bring her brother back.
In the first week of November, she told ANI, “I tweeted on October 25 and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back my brother who is in illegal detention in Doha, Qatar. My brother is a retired navy commander officer and he went there to provide training to Qatar Navy through his company Dahra Global Consultancy Services”.
“There are eight ex-Indian Navy officers, including my brother in illegal detention. They were picked up by the Qatar police during the night on August 30. There were no charges against them. Neither the Qatar government told us nor the Indian government has information about any charges imposed on them,” she added.