Qatar Strict Laws: The stringent laws here came into limelight after eight former Indian marines were given death sentence in Qatar. After this decision, India had started a legal battle against it, after which it is now reported that all the eight former marines have been sentenced to death. The death penalty has been banned. During the hearing, the court decided to reduce everyone’s sentence. Meanwhile, today we are telling you what are those crimes in Qatar, for committing which you can be sentenced to death.
What are the allegations against the former marines?
First let us know for which crime the former marines of Indian origin were sentenced to death. Actually, all these eight people were working with a Qatari company, which was accused of espionage. It has been claimed in the court that all the Indian ex-marines were working with this company to spy for Israel.
People from many countries live in Qatar
People of many different religions live in Qatar, but the Muslim population is the highest here. The main religion here is Islam. Like other Gulf countries, every year hundreds of people from India come to Qatar in search of work. Similarly, Qatar also provides employment to people from other countries, but the rules and regulations here are very strict. If any person violates these, he can be punished severely.
You can get death penalty for committing this crime
Now let’s talk about what are those crimes, for committing which anyone can be sentenced to death in Qatar. The laws related to national security in Qatar are very strict, if a person is found conspiring or spying against the country, then immediate action is taken against him and in most of the cases death sentence is given. Apart from this, if a woman has sex with a woman or a man has sex with a man, then he can also be sentenced to death. In cases of homosexuality, there is a provision of imprisonment of three to seven years and maximum death penalty.
There are provisions for strict punishment for religious conversion and blasphemy in Qatar. In such cases the culprit can be sentenced to death. Apart from these, there is a provision for death penalty in cases of other crimes like murder, rape, drug smuggling etc. However, in Qatar, the people guilty of many crimes are also given amnesty by the government.
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