Chennai: The National Domestic Workers Movement (NDWM), Chennai, has sought immediate intervention of central government and the state government to save two Indians from the death penalty that was confirmed by Supreme Court of Qatar on Monday.
Sister, M. Valarmathi, state coordinator for NDWM, said Perumal Chelladurai (44), a construction worker from Virudhunagar, visited Doha with a work permit in 2011. Three months after he reached Qatar, he was accused of killing an elderly woman. Construction workers, Subramaniam of Pudukottai district and Sivakumar Arasan, Kallakurichi were also accused in the case.
Doha court claimed that Subramaniam allegedly murdered the woman and Chelladurai was with him at the time of the crime and Sivakumar was part of planning the murder. They were incarcerated for five years. The Doha court gave the Indian government time until July 30, 2016 to appeal. The Embassy of India at Doha filed an appeal against the conviction.
Earlier, while confirming death sentence of Perumal and Subramaniam, the court commuted Sivakumar's death sentence to life imprisonment. Valarmathi said, based on the request from their family members, the Tamil Nadu government rendered assistance in pursuing the matter in the court and paid Rs 9.5 lakh towards legal fees.
On Monday, disposing of the final appeal, the Supreme Court of Qatar confirmed the death sentences of Perumal and Subramanian. The family members of Perumal and Subramanian have also requested the central government and state government to intervene in the matter immediately with the authorities concerned on their mercy petitions and initiate appropriate action to save them from the death penalty.
