39岁的英国锡克教活动人士贾格塔·辛格·乔哈尔于9月19日获得德里高等法院保释，结束了他在印度长达近9年的拘留1。这位来自苏格兰邓巴顿的活动人士自2017年在旁遮普被捕以来，一直面临7项谋杀和恐怖主义相关指控1。法院在推翻2024年的驳回保释决定时，以其长期监禁和审判进展缓慢为由作出这一裁定1。
法院同时对乔哈尔的保释施加了严格条件，包括没收护照、限制其通讯和社交媒体活动，以及要求其定期向调查官报告1。法院指出，案件中还有123名证人需要讯问，并表示案件"肯定不会很快结束"1。乔哈尔一直坚持否认所有指控，声称自己被刑讯逼供而签署了虚假供词1。联合国工作组曾在2022年5月裁定其拘留为非法1。
Jagtar Singh Johal, a 39-year-old British Sikh activist from Dumbarton, Scotland, has been granted bail by Delhi High Court following nearly nine years of detention in India.1 The court overturned a 2024 rejection of his bail application on September 19, citing his prolonged imprisonment and the slow pace of trial proceedings.1
Johal was arrested in Punjab in 2017 and faces seven charges related to murder and terrorism.1 A United Nations working group determined in May 2022 that his detention was unlawful.1 The court noted that 123 witnesses remain to be questioned in the case and stated the proceedings "will certainly not end soon."1 Johal has consistently denied all charges and claims he was coerced into signing a false confession through torture.1
The bail conditions imposed are stringent: his passport has been confiscated, his communications and social media activities are restricted, and he is required to report regularly to investigating officials.1
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