India has
approached the International Court in the matter of hearing the execution of
former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pakistan.
According to
the news agency PTI, the international court in The Hague has asked Pakistan to
ensure that Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav is not hanged before considering all the
options. However, it has not been ratified by the International Court.
In
Pakistan's media, it is being said that the Indian media is misinterpreting the
news of the hanging of Kulbhushan Jadhav.There is no
response from the government of Pakistan on this so far.Indian
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has tweeted that she has informed Kuldeep
Jadhav's mother about the order of ICJ president.
The Indian
newspaper, The Hindu, wrote in the references to the International Court of
Justice Ron Abraham, that he has instructed Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz
Sharif to look at India's appeal and until the court does not hear the case and
not pass the order. By that time, the hanging of Kulbhushan Jadhav will be
stopped. Pakistan's
military court has sentenced Jadhav to death in the case of involvement in
espionage and subversive activities.
Kulbhushan
Jadhav is still locked in a Pakistani jail. According to
the press release issued by the International Court of Justice, India has said
in international court that there is very little time for appeals against
hanging and there is no time to consider all the options in Pakistan.
Viewpoint: Can Kulbhushan Jadhav be
saved?
India has
sought consular access for more than 15 times to provide legal aid to
Kulbhushan Jadhav, but Pakistan has not yet cleared it. Kulbhushan
Jadhav's mother has also appealed to reconsider the punishment of Kulbhushan
from Pakistan. Jadhav's
mother urged the Pakistani government to intervene in this matter. At the same
time, he expressed his desire to meet his son. External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that she has informed the mother of
Kulbhushan Jadhav about the Indian appeal in the international court and the
order of ICJ president. He also said
that Senior Advocate Harish Salve is representing India in the court.
India had
said in its appeal in the International Court that Kulbhushan Jadhav was
abducted in Iran where he was doing business after retiring from the Indian
Navy. India has
said in this appeal that information about the execution of Kulbhushan was
received from the press release.
At the same
time, Pakistan has seen his arrest from Balochistan on March 3 last year, and
official information about this was given to India on March 25, 2016.
India had
sought consular access at that time, but Pakistan had refused.
At the same
time, India has told the court that on January 23, 2017, Pakistan had sought
help from Kulbhushan Jadhav for allegedly investigating the involvement of
espionage and extremist activities in Pakistan and had said that considering
the demand of consular access, India The response will be kept in mind.
India claims
that linking the demand for consular access to inquiries is against the Vienna
Convention. In an
international court, India has appealed that Pakistan should not implement the
sentence awarded to the military court and take action against Pakistan's law
to abolish the military court's decision.
------Sonal
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