“Before Ramadan 2024, 850 Indian Muslim prisoners were released from Saudi Arabian jails at the request of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”
What FACTLY found
According to reports, 850 Indian prisoners were released from Saudi Arabian jails in the year 2019. The UAE is set to release 2,592 prisoners from its jails ahead of Ramadan 2024, as reported. There have been numerous instances in the past of releasing prisoners before Ramadan in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. Saudi Arabia has released Indian prisoners even before 2014 at the request of the Indian government. According to data provided by the government of India in the Rajya Sabha in ...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 March 2024, 15 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0xAdZ9NSUg8JLdU8JLDfGfe9XGZyW5NRrF…
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