New Delhi:
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj late on Wednesday announced "securing" the release of five Indians who were jailed in Togo.
"We have secured the release of 5 Indians from Kerala failed in Togo. Good work by Indian mission in Accra andConsulate 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.Â
We have secured the release of 5 Indians from Kerala jailed in Togo. Good work by Indian mission in Accra and Consulate in Togo.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) February 1, 2017
