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NEW DELHI/DOHA - The eight Indians will be able to appeal the death sentence, the source briefed on the case in Qatar told Reuters, as well as also saying they had been charged with spying for Israel.
Both sources spoke on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the case.
A spokesperson for India's foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment about the sources' comments.
There was no immediate reply from Qatar’s foreign ministry.
There was no immediate response from the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem, which oversees Israel’s intelligence services.
The ruling comes as Doha is trying to negotiate with the Palestinian militant group Hamas for the release of over 200 hostages seized during its Oct 7 rampage in Israel, which is pummelling Gaza with aerial strikes in response.
The case involving the eight Indians, who were working on a submarine project with a private company for the Qatari authorities, could also become a diplomatic headache for New Delhi, which depends heavily on Qatar for its natural gas needs.
The Indian government said on Thursday that it was "deeply shocked" that Qatar's Court of First Instance had awarded the death penalty to the eight Indians, adding it was "exploring all legal options".
New Delhi had said that it attaches "high importance to this case" and will "take up the verdict with Qatari authorities".
The government said it would not comment further due to the "confidential nature of the proceedings".
Jairam Ramesh, a spokesperson for India's opposition Congress party urged the Indian government on Thursday to "use its diplomatic and political leverage with the Qatar government" to do utmost to get them released at the earliest.
More than 800,000 Indian citizens live and work in Qatar.
Source: Reuters
消息人士称，8名印度人因被指控为以色列从事间谍活动而在卡塔尔被判处死刑
卡塔尔的消息人士告诉路透社，这八名印度人将能够对死刑判决提出上诉，并表示他们被指控为以色列从事间谍活动。
鉴于案件的敏感性，两位消息人士均要求匿名。
印度外交部发言人没有回应对消息人士的评论发表评论的请求。
卡塔尔外交部没有立即回复。
负责监督以色列情报部门的耶路撒冷总理办公室没有立即做出回应。
这项裁决出台之际，多哈正试图与巴勒斯坦激进组织哈马斯进行谈判，以释放其 10 月 7 日在以色列发动袭击时被扣押的 200 名人质，以色列正在对加沙进行空袭作为回应。
这起案件涉及八名印度人，他们当时正在为卡塔尔当局的一家私营公司从事潜艇项目，这也可能成为新德里的外交难题，因为新德里的天然气需求严重依赖卡塔尔。
印度政府周四表示，对卡塔尔初审法院判处八名印度人死刑“深感震惊”，并补充说正在“探索所有法律选择”。
新德里曾表示“高度重视此案”，并将“与卡塔尔当局商讨裁决”。
政府表示，由于“诉讼程序的机密性”，不会进一步发表评论。
印度反对党国大党发言人贾拉姆·拉梅什周四敦促印度政府“利用其对卡塔尔政府的外交和政治影响力”，尽最大努力尽早释放他们。
超过80万印度公民在卡塔尔生活和工作。
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