A Qatari Court has accepted the appeal document of Indian legal team challenging death penalty given to eight former naval personnel imprisoned in Doha. The appeal was filed under vigilance of External Affairs Ministry of India. The Ministry on 9th of November stated that the judgment remains confidential about the judicial processing of the appeal. The ministry also asked public not to speculate the results of the case due to its sensitive nature after the Indian Embassy in Qatar got consular access on November 7th.