New Delhi:
In the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the International Court of Justice will
pronounce its verdict tomorrow. Three days ago the International Court heard
the arguments of India and Pakistan. According to official sources, the
International Court will announce its decision on Thursday at around 3:30 pm
Indian time. According to the statement, Court President Ronnie Abraham will
read the decision.
Jadhav may Get
Hanged before ICJ Completes Hearing
India had
kept its plea and demanded that Jadhav's death sentence should be immediately
suspended. India feared that Pakistan could hang Jadhav before completion of
the trial in the ICJ.
When the ICJ
began the hearing, India responded positively to its arguments. 46 Days ago,
Naval officer Jadhav was arrested on March 3 last year. A Pakistani court
sentenced him to death for allegations of espionage and subversive activities.
Jadhav got Sued without
Evidence
India kept
the Jadhav case on May 8 in the International Court. India has alleged that
Pakistan is violating the Vienna Agreement and Jadhav is suing for being
convicted without evidence.
Pakistan
said in the ICJ that provisions related to counselor contact in the Vienna
Agreement are not for any detective involved in terrorist activities. Both
neighboring countries were face-to-face in ICJ 18 years ago when Islamabad sought
the intervention of the International Court for the killing of one of its naval
aircraft.
Legal aid not provided to protect
Jadhav
Salve termed
Jadhav's arrest, filing a chargesheet against him and all the proceedings
related to the trial of the case in an uninterrupted manner, as a violation of
the United Nations Charter and the Vienna Treaty, and said that in the context
of the fabricated allegations, Support is not provided.
Salve told
the court that on March 16, 2016, Jadhav was abducted in Iran and then brought
to Pakistan as an alleged Indian spy and confessed to a magistrate before a
military inspector. He was not allowed to contact anyone and the hearing was
also one-sided.
Salve said,
"I urge the ICJ to ensure that Jadhav should not be hanged, Pakistan has
told this court that (the act of not hanging) action has been taken and no
action has been taken that Jadhav In case, adversely affects India's rights.
"
Vienna treaty does not apply to spies
and terrorists
Khawar
Qureshi, appearing on behalf of Pakistan, rejecting India's attempt to bring
the matter to ICJ, said that the provisions of the Vienna Treaty are not
applicable in cases of detectives, terrorists and people involved in espionage.
Qureshi also
said that India did not respond to Pakistan's contact in January this year, in
which he was sought for assistance in investigating the matter related to
Jadhav.
---Sonal
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