Sikhs protest against death penalty in Beant Singh case

BRUSSELS: Some 500 Sikhs staged a protest outside the European Commission headquarters here against the death sentences handed out by a court in India recently in the Beant Singh assassination case.

Protestors from various European countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, the UK and Holland, carried placards in English and French saying, "Abolish Death Penalty".

A delegation of protestors also presented a memorandum to the Commission.

The Sikhs who gathered at the demonstration said they want to bring to EU's attention the recent death sentences awarded to Balwant Singh and Jagtar Singh in the murder case of the former Punjab Chief Minister.

"We want the EU to put pressure on India to abolish death penalty," a protestor said.