The fishermen had accused their employer of ill-treating them and refusing to return their passports. The submission was made during the hearing of a habeas corpus petition filed by G. Thirumugan, a relative of a stranded fisherman K. Sethu Raja employed under Yusuf Khaleel in Al Jubail. “The allegation is that Sethu Raja formed an association with other fishermen and ran a campaign against their employer through social media. If it had been any other country, we would have used our persuasive force but Saudi is a different cup of tea. It is a difficult task though we have been making persistent efforts to bring them back,” the ASG said.

Source: The Hindu September 07, 2016 20:48 UTC