Kulbhushan Jadhav

Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national in a Pakistani jail on espionage charges, was denied the right to appeal despite a 2019 ICJ ruling, which only focused on consular access, not his appeal rights

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Pakistan's Parliament in its joint sitting on Wednesday enacted a law to give Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file a review appeal against his conviction by a military court. Jadhav, a 51-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India approached the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence. After hearing both sides, the Hague-based ICJ issued a verdict in July, 2019, asking Pakistan to give India consular access to Jadhav and also ensure review of his conviction. On Wednesday, the joint sitting comprising members of the Senate and the National Assembly was called to pass a set of laws which were passed by the latter in June this year, including one to enable Jadhav to appeal against his conviction, but those laws failed to get the nod of the upper house. The Internation

A top court in Pakistan allowed India more time to appoint a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav in the court to hear a review of his conviction and sentencing by a military court

He also said that there will be a lot of repercussions if Pakistan will not act according to the verdict of the International Court of Justice

Pakistan rejected India's demand that an Indian lawyer or a Queen's counsel should be appointed for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to ensure a free and fair trial in this country

"We have informed India that only those lawyers are allowed to appear in Pakistani courts who have a license to practice law in Pakistan"

Despite India trying to appoint a defence counsel for Jadhav using diplomatic channels, Pakistan has said that only "locally registered lawyers" will be allowed to appear before the bench

A high court in Pakistan directed the federal government to give India another opportunity to appoint a lawyer to represent death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav as it adjourned hearing for a month

"The ICJ judgment clearly says that the review and reconsideration process would be carried out in Pakistani courts as per the laws of Pakistan," Chaudhri said

External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India is in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic channels on the issue relating to Jadhav

India on Friday said that Pakistan has consistently failed to address core issues in the implementation of ICJ judgment in Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

Responding to a question on Jadhav, Pakistan Army spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar said, The decision of the ICJ on Kulbhushan is being implemented"

The MEA spokesperson says Pakistan is not only in violation of the judgment of ICJ, but also of its own ordinance

In 2017, India approached the ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence

The Islamabad High Court has asked the federal government of Imran Khan to give another offer and opportunity to India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case

"We reserve our position in the matter which includes the right to avail of further remedies," Srivastava added

However, the main parties, including the government of India, have not been consulted ahead of the filing of the application by the Ministry of Law and Justice under a federal ordinance

The Indian government said the second access was "neither meaningful nor credible," and Jadhav appeared visibly under stress

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Jadhav was "visibly under stress" and indicated that clearly to the Indian consular officers