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A Scot who has been detained in India for nearly nine years without conviction has been released.
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who → detain → conviction
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 yesterday morning.
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he → announce → bail
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 yesterday, 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.
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authorities → know → him
‘I’ll sleep well tonight, knowing that he’s not behind bars.
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he → sleep → 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
Jagtar Singh Johal was arrested by Indian authorities in 2017 over alleged terrorism offences
‘We’ll keep on fighting until he’s home with us.
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he → arrest → us
Now it’s over to the UK Government to get it done.’
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it → ’ → Government
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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threat → say → him
‘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.
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they → note → 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 → remain → evidence
‘His bail conditions deny him any semblance of a normal life.
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conditions → deny → life
‘The Foreign Secretary should seize the moment and find a way to bring this young British citizen home to his family in Scotland as soon as possible.’
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Secretary → seize → Scotland
John Swinney previously welcomed news that Mr Johal was to be bailed and added yesterday: ‘I’m very pleased to hear that Jagtar Singh Johal has been released from prison.
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Johal → welcome → 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 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 maintained due process is being followed.
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process → say → claim
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