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Indian merchant navy captain released from Togo jail

  •   Thu, Dec 19 2013 08:55:33 AM

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS): Indian merchant ship captain, Sunil James, who was under arrest in the west African country of Togo since July, has been released along with another Indian sailor, the external affairs ministry said Thursday.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tweeted: "After meet between India's High Commissoner in Accra and President Gnassingbe of Togo, Captain Sunil James and Vijayan released. Now with High Commissioner K. Jeeva Sagar."

The two Indian sailors are to leave for India Thursday, he posted.

James' family has been seeking his release so that he could return home for the last rites of his 11-month-old son Vivaan who died Dec 2 of septicaemia in a Mumbai hospital.

James had stopped at Togo to report an attack on his ship MT Ocean Centurion by pirates when he was arrested July 31, along with two other crew members, for allegedly aiding the pirates.

The sailor's wife, Aditi and other family members had requested the Indian government to intervene so that James could be released.

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  • CHARLES SALDANHA, MALAD-MALWANI

    Thu, Dec 19 2013

    very good news.i am happy that he has bee released from jail at last

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  • Vinayak, Mangalore / Dubai

    Thu, Dec 19 2013

    I wonder why the authorities arrested him if the capt. stopped at Togo to report attacks by the pirates ? He has done rightful think as the capt. has to maintain his log book of incidents. Just wondering why the owners of the vessel were not in the scene. I am sure there is much more in this story, which is being avoided in publishing.

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