Post by gigteam on Jul 28, 2011 21:38:28 GMT
17 Punjabi youth facing gallows in Dubai to finally walk free
CHANDIGARH: The 17 Punjabi youth facing gallows in Dubai will finally walk free after a court there granted them the pardon. The victim Mishri Khan’s family has accepted the blood money.
Disclosing this here today during a press conference, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder said, “I am happy to announce that 17 of our youth who were convicted and sentenced to death have finally been granted pardon by a court in Dubai today only”.
Giving details, Capt Amarinder, who has been following the case eversince the youth were sentenced to death, said, he had appealed to the Punjabi community there to help the youth besides having spoken to the authorities in that country. He pointed out, without the support of the members of the Punjabi community it would not have been possible.
He also lauded the untiring efforts of the Dubai based businessman and social workers SP Singh, who really worked hard to get these youth free. He said, Mr Singh did not miss any of the dates of these youth and followed up the case quite rigorously which ultimate yielded positive results.
Capt Amarinder said, “hopefully our boys should walk free and should be back home very soon”.
from
punjabnewsline.com/
CHANDIGARH: The 17 Punjabi youth facing gallows in Dubai will finally walk free after a court there granted them the pardon. The victim Mishri Khan’s family has accepted the blood money.
Disclosing this here today during a press conference, the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Capt Amarinder said, “I am happy to announce that 17 of our youth who were convicted and sentenced to death have finally been granted pardon by a court in Dubai today only”.
Giving details, Capt Amarinder, who has been following the case eversince the youth were sentenced to death, said, he had appealed to the Punjabi community there to help the youth besides having spoken to the authorities in that country. He pointed out, without the support of the members of the Punjabi community it would not have been possible.
He also lauded the untiring efforts of the Dubai based businessman and social workers SP Singh, who really worked hard to get these youth free. He said, Mr Singh did not miss any of the dates of these youth and followed up the case quite rigorously which ultimate yielded positive results.
Capt Amarinder said, “hopefully our boys should walk free and should be back home very soon”.
from
punjabnewsline.com/
