New Delhi: The eight former Indian Navy officers who have been detained in Qatar for ten months and are facing a trial have been moved out of solitary confinement, according to the New Indian Express. They are now lodged on a twin-sharing basis in Doha.“This move has brought some respite to the veterans as they have someone to talk to. Each cell has two officers living together,” the newspaper quoted an anonymous source as saying, adding that it has improved their “emotional well-being”.“Families of the veterans who are in Doha, or those who come visiting from India, are allowed to meet them. Once a week, phone calls are also being permitted to those who have families back home in India,” the source added.The charges against the officers have not yet been revealed, even though two hearings in the trial against them were held in July. The next hearing will be on October 3. Media reports have said that they are accused of spying for Israel, but the Ministry of External Affairs said that the “full nature of the charges is not entirely clear”.“The investigators too have been questioned during the ongoing trial, and though exact details of the charges are not known yet, there is optimism that justice will prevail and the veterans will be repatriated,” the source told TNIE.As The Wire has reported, India’s mission in Qatar has spent an exponential 11,254% rise in expenditure for legal assistance in the first six months of this year compared to last year. The increase is presumably linked to the trial of the eight naval officers.