Yearly Archives: 2010

Campaign to save 17 Indians on death row in UAE

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Submitted by admin4 on 3 June 2010 – 6:04pm By Venkata Vemuri, IANS, Leicester : A group of Indian workers has launched a campaign to save 17 Indians who are facing face death penalty for allegedly killing a Pakistani national in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and has demanded a re-trial. The Leicestershire Indian Workers’ Association has called for a re-trial of the 17 Indians said to be involved in the case. General secretary Sital Singh Gill has organised a public meeting here this Friday to garner public support. The 17 Indians, all from Punjab, were sentenced to death Sunday […]

Group steps up its fight to save Indians from death

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By This is Leicestershire  |  Posted: June 03, 2010 A community group has called a public meeting to appeal for justice after 17 Indian men were sentenced to death. The Leicestershire Indian Workers’ Association began a campaign for a re-trial into the case of the men who are alleged to have been tortured and forced into confessing after a Pakistani man was killed in the United Arab Emirates. Association General secretary Sital Singh Gill, of Northfields, Leicester, is calling on people to support the campaign. The public meeting will take place at the East Park Road Gurdwara, Evington, from 6.30pm […]

‘Retry men sentenced to death’

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‘Retry men sentenced to death’ By This is Leicestershire  |  Posted: May 26, 2010 A community leader has called for a retrial in the case of 17 Indian men facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sital Singh Gill, general secretary of Leicestershire Indian Workers’ Association, has sent a letter to Downing Street and the president of the UAE asking for an appeal. The 17 migrant workers were sentenced to death in March. The men, all from Punjab and aged between 21 and 25, were arrested in January 2009 after a Pakistani man died and three more […]