A key development has taken place in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, 51, a former Indian naval officer. He got a huge blow with Pak’s latest move. He now has the right to appeal his sentence.
The lower house of the Pakistan National Assembly passed the ICJ (Review and Reconciliation) Bill-2020 on Thursday, following a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April 2017 on charges of espionage and terrorism.
The Pak conspired to deprive Jadav of any diplomatic assistance, prevent him from meeting his lawyers and hang him without hearing his arguments.
The Pakistani government prevented Indian diplomats from meeting Jadhav. India has challenged Jadhav’s death sentence in the International Court of Justice.
Hearing the controversy, ICJ directed Pakistan to reconsider Jadhav’s death sentence and give him the opportunity to hire a lawyer without any delay. With this, the Pak government has now approved the bill.
The case also went to the International Court of Justice Ordinance in 2020. Where many groups protested, it lasted almost a year.
Jadhav can appeal against the death sentence imposed on him in any high court. Pakistan’s Justice Minister Farooq Naseem said the world knew how responsible state they were for the move.
Jadhav was then allowed to file a petition in court with lawyers acceptable to both countries. Although India is trying to hire a lawyer.
India claims that Jadav was arrested in Balochistan on charges of espionage, but not at the port of Chabahar in Iran.
In fact, the ICJ has been issuing this order for over a year now and Pakistan has been delaying showing perversion.
Jadhav’s father Sudhir said it was a matter of concern for his son and welcomed Pakistan’s decision. Jadhav’s friend Arvind told the media that this was a victory for our diplomatic corps.
The purpose of the Bill is to provide Jadhav legal access in accordance with the ruling of the International Court of Justice. The bill is currently in circulation in the Senate will proceed to the President for final approval and if passed by the upper house without any amendments.
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