Humza Yousaf urged Rishi Sunak to take a 'direct approach' to make progress in the case.
Scotland's First Minister has written to the Prime Minister urging him to ask the Indian government to release a Sikh blogger from Dumbarton who has been in jail there for more than five years.
He said he has been tortured, including through electric shocks, and faces the death penalty over his activism and campaigning for Sikh human rights.Mr Yousaf met Gurpreet Singh Johal, the brother of Jagtar Singh Johal, earlier this month and vowed to keep lobbying for his release. "The clear recommendation of the report was that Jagtar Singh Johal should be immediately released. Yet Jagtar remains in prison.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We have consistently raised our concerns about Mr Johal's case directly with the government of India, including his allegations of torture and his right to a fair trial - we are committed to doing what we can to assist him."
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