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Indians in Kuwait’s jails: 428 prisoners including ten women
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Five of them have been sentenced to death
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In Oman, there are 55 prisoners.
There are 483 Indians in Kuwait and Oman jails and half of them are Malayalis. This is the information received by RT Raju Vazhakkala from the Indian embassies, reported keralakaumudi.com. Of these, there are more Indians in Kuwait’s jails: 428 prisoners including ten women. Five of them have been sentenced to death. In Oman, there are 55 prisoners.
Most of the people in prisons are those who arrived on unskilled labor visas. There are those involved in drug dealing, financial irregularities, violence and murder. The keralakaumudi.com report mentioned that since state-wise figures were not available, exact information on the number of Malayalis was not available.
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Transfer of Sentenced Person (TSP) agreement made with the UAE in 2011
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Prisoners in UAE jails can be transferred on the condition they serve the rest of their sentences in India
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But it can only be implemented depending on the interest of the convict, the consent of the transferring receiving country, etc
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Now, if the External Affairs Department makes an effective intervention, it will be possible to bring back Indians who are in jail in the Gulf countries
In December 2022, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan informed the Lok Sabha that 8,441 people were in foreign jails, including ones going through trial processes. He also stated that 4,389 people were from Gulf countries like Saudi, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman. The embassy said that necessary interventions were done for the release of the Indians.
According to the Transfer of Sentenced Person (TSP) agreement made with the UAE in 2011, prisoners in UAE jails can be transferred on the condition they serve the rest of their sentences in India. But it can only be implemented depending on the interest of the convict, the consent of the transferring receiving country, etc. Now, if the External Affairs Department makes an effective intervention, it will be possible to bring back Indians who are in jail in the Gulf countries.
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