英国的锡克教活动家Jagtar Singh Johal于2017年在印度遭监禁, 尽管对资助恐怖活动无罪开释, 仍面临联邦指控; 英国敦促印度调查酷刑指控,
British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, jailed in India since 2017, faces ongoing federal charges despite acquittal on terror funding; UK urges India to investigate torture claims and return seized personal items.
Jagtar Singh Johal, 英国锡克教积极分子, 自婚后2017年被捕后几周, 在印度被监禁八年。
Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh activist, has been imprisoned in India for eight years since his 2017 arrest weeks after his wedding.
他仍面临联邦指控, 被他的支持者及联合国视为出于政治动机与重复。
Though acquitted of terror funding charges at the state level, he still faces federal charges deemed by his supporters and the UN as politically motivated and repetitive.
他声称受到酷刑,并声称个人物品,包括一枚结婚戒指和他母亲的12 000英镑金链被没收,从未归还,旁遮普警察承认他们无法找到这些物品。
He alleges torture and claims personal items, including a wedding ring and a £12,000 gold chain from his mother, were seized and never returned, with Punjab police admitting they cannot locate them.
联合王国政府,包括凯尔·斯塔默总理,一再敦促印度取得进展,并调查他的酷刑指控,而他的家属则表示深切悲痛,呼吁采取更有力的行动。
The UK government, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has repeatedly urged India for progress and an investigation into his torture claims, while his family expresses deep distress and calls for stronger action.
案件仍未得到解决。
The case remains unresolved.