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Gupreet previously urged the UK administrationto provide “diplomatic representation” to bring his activist brother home.
He described his last meeting, with then-Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper in December, as “disappointing”.
At the time, a spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office statedconcerns about Johal’s “prolonged detention” were raised with the Indian administrationat every appropriate opportunity.
Johal was previously denied bail in 2024.
Johal’s family have insisted that no concrete evidence has been presented against him.
They say the case was built on the testimony of unreliable witnesses, some of whom have given statements against him only for them to be later recanted in court.
Johal’s attorneyin India, Jaspal Singh Manjhpur, statedhe hoped the 39-year-old would be released in the coming days – probably next week.
“I am very happy. It has been a long time, a painful time,” he said.
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