Sushma Swaraj thanks Emir of Sharjah for 'kind gesture' of pardoning 149 Indian prisoners
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Sep 26, 2017, 23:03 IST
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday thanked Emir of Sharjah Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi for pardoning Indian prisoners.
"We thank His Highness the Emir of Sharjah for this kind gesture," Sushma said in a tweet.
The emirate Sultan had announced that "Indian nationals and others serving prison terms in Sharjah for non-serious crimes would be released."
The Emir of Sharjah had made the announcement at a function in response to a request by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking the release of Keralites who had completed three years of their jail term in Sharjah.
Vijayan made the plea while participating at a function in the Raj Bhavan where Al Quasimi was conferred the honorary doctorate D'lit of the Calicut University.
Al Quasimi, deviating from his prepared speech, said there were people in Sharjah jails who were not only from Kerala, but from many other countries.
"Those who have not committed serious crimes, but indulged in minor offences like quarrels, will all be released," he said.
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, on Sunday, arrived in Kerala on a five-day visit.
"We thank His Highness the Emir of Sharjah for this kind gesture," Sushma said in a tweet.
HH the Emir of Sharjah has been pleased to grant pardon to 149 Indian prisoners accused of minor offences. /1
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj)
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The emirate Sultan had announced that "Indian nationals and others serving prison terms in Sharjah for non-serious crimes would be released."
The Emir of Sharjah had made the announcement at a function in response to a request by Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking the release of Keralites who had completed three years of their jail term in Sharjah.
Vijayan made the plea while participating at a function in the Raj Bhavan where Al Quasimi was conferred the honorary doctorate D'lit of the Calicut University.
Al Quasimi, deviating from his prepared speech, said there were people in Sharjah jails who were not only from Kerala, but from many other countries.
"Those who have not committed serious crimes, but indulged in minor offences like quarrels, will all be released," he said.
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, on Sunday, arrived in Kerala on a five-day visit.
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