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Family Plead with Keir Starmer to Call for Release of Scot Detained in India
Jagtar Singh Johal has been detained for eight years without evidence and faces eight duplicate cases, campaigners say Sir Keir Starmer should use his India visit to seek his release.
- On Tuesday, Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, will arrive in India to meet Narendra Modi, while Johal’s family says he must call for an end to the eight-year detention.
- Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested in India after being bundled into an unmarked car weeks after his wedding; the UN panel declared his detention arbitrary and he was acquitted earlier this year but still faces federal charges.
- Legal filings and supporters point to court remarks that the judge said the prosecution had `miserably failed` to produce credible evidence and that the eight duplicate cases could take decades.
- Johal’s family has launched legal action against the UK Government to probe intelligence involvement, while a Foreign Office spokesperson said the Foreign Secretary will shortly meet Gurpreet Singh Johal.
- Campaigners point to recent high-profile releases as precedent for success, saying diplomacy at the highest level is vital and urging Starmer to secure Jagtar Johal's freedom.
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Jagtar Singh Johal's family urge Keir Starmer to call for detained Scot's release in India
The brother of Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, said in a message to the Prime Minister: "Keir Starmer should be saying enough is enough, and bringing Jagtar back home."
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