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EAM Sushma Swaraj helps secure 5 Indians jailed in Togo

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj On Wednesday Announced “securing' The Release Of Five Indians Who Were Jailed In Togo.

PTI | Updated on: 02 Feb 2017, 07:14:50 AM
EAM Sushma Swaraj helps secure 5 Indians jailed in Togo (File Photo)

New Delhi:

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday announced “securing” the release of five Indians who were jailed in Togo.

“We have secured the release of 5 Indians from Kerala jailed in Togo. Good work by Indian mission in Accra and Consulate in Togo (sic),” she tweeted.

They were in jail since 2013 for their suspected involvement in a piracy attack off the coast of Togo, according to reports.

The Indians were employees of a Merchant Navy firm and were sailing on board a ship to South Africa from Mumbai when they were arrested.

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First Published : 02 Feb 2017, 07:10:00 AM

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