Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
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15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017 over alleged terrorism offences, just weeks after his wedding.
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Johal → arrest → wedding
On Thursday, human rights organisation Reprieve confirmed the 39-year-old had been released from prison on bail.
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old → confirm → bail
Delhi High Court had previously announced Mr Johal had been granted bail, but he was only able to walk free on Thursday morning.
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he → announce → morning
Mr Johal’s supporters say he faces restrictive bail conditions and has had to surrender his passport, while remaining on trial in several cases which could end in capital punishment.
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which → say → punishment
His brother, Gurpreet Singh Johal, had earlier said he had completed all necessary paperwork needed to grant him his freedom.
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he → say → freedom
Referring to his brother’s release on Thursday, he said: “There have been so many setbacks and disappointments in the last nine years that I didn’t dare to believe it until I saw Jagtar walking out of the prison gates with my own eyes.
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Jagtar → refer → eyes
“The last two weeks have been torture – knowing that Jagtar had been granted bail but the authorities were refusing to let him out.
“I’ll sleep well tonight, knowing that he’s not behind bars.
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he → know → bars
Tomorrow morning, the fight continues, because he’s still on trial and facing the death penalty for something he didn’t do, trapped in a sham legal process designed to punish him for standing up for human rights.
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he → continue → rights
Reprieve deputy executive director Dan Dolan said: “While tonight is the first night in almost nine years that Jagtar Singh Johal is not caged in a prison cell, he still has the threat of a death sentence hanging over him.
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“It should also be noted that despite bail being ordered, the prison refused to release Jagtar until his family brought a habeas corpus petition and a judge warned the jail they’d be found in contempt of court.
“Jagtar remains on trial in cases that could last for decades and end in capital punishment, centred on a baseless allegation that has been thrown out in court for lack of evidence.
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that → say → evidence
“His bail conditions deny him any semblance of a normal life.
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conditions → deny → life
First Minister John Swinney said Jagtar Singh Johal’s release from prison is a “step forward and a welcomed one.”
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release → say → prison
He said: “I’m very pleased to hear that Jagtar Singh Johal has been released from prison.
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Johal → say → prison
This has been a long and difficult period for him and for his family, and I am glad to reach the point where the process can take its course without him being imprisoned.
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him → reach → course
“It’s a significant step forward and a welcomed one.”
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It → ’ → ?
Mr Swinney also said he would like to see Mr Johal return to Scotland.
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Johal → say → Scotland
He said: “Obviously, that would be preferable if that was the case.
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that → say → ?
But the Indian judicial system will have to determine its own conditions.
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system → have → conditions
But it’s really welcome news that he’s been released from prison after such a long wait.
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he → ’ → wait
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Mr Johal was acquitted last year in a case in which he was accused of financially supporting a terror group but he still faces federal charges in the country related to the same allegations.
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he → acquit → allegations
A group of UN experts said his imprisonment is an example of arbitrary detention, where a person is jailed without a legal basis, and said he has endured “a form of psychological torture”.
Indian authorities have previously denied the torture claim and have repeatedly maintained due process is being followed.
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process → say → claim