Imran Sumodhee
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first heard Mar 2026
last heard 21 Mar
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The first was... Nuclear testing in 1974, without agreeing to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, a global agreement signed in 1968 to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
And then the second was nuclear tests in 1998, which led to the US imposing sanctions on India.
Tens of thousands take to the streets with a strong objection to some US policies, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Opinion on the streets of India is divided, though.
It's the 20th of November 2000.
Imran Samudhi and his fellow accused are waiting to hear their fate in the courthouse in the Mauritian capital.
Watching from the public gallery are their family and friends.
The jury took just two hours to find Imran, his brother Khalil Ludin, Abdul Nasib Karamut and Mohammed Shafiq Nawar guilty of arson causing death.
They were sentenced to life in prison.
All four men, devout Muslims, protested their innocence.
Imran was 38 when he went to jail.
He had never been in trouble with the police.
He had had a happy childhood, one of five children growing up in Port Louis, and he learnt the family trade of baking.
Imran had always loved football.
He and his family followed the scouts club, largely supported by the small Muslim community.
They never missed a match.
On May 23rd, 1999, the scouts were due to play their biggest rivals, Fire Brigade, whose fans were from the Catholic community.
The decisive game was played at Angele Stadium.
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