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International Court of Justice to deliver verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case on July 17

The Court Held A Four-day Public Hearing In The Case In February During Which Both India And Pakistan Submitted Their Detailed Pleas And Responses.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Nabanita Chakorborty | Updated on: 04 Jul 2019, 11:28:14 PM
Kulbhushan Jadhav (File Photo)

New Delhi:

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be delivering its verdict in the case of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India approached the ICJ in May 2017 against Pakistan for denying consular access to Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer.

India, in its plea, had also challenged the "farcical trial" by the military court of Pakistan against 48-year-old Jadhav. The ICJ on May 18, 2017 had restrained Pakistan from executing Jadhav till adjudication of the case.

Issuing a statement, the world court said a public sitting will take place at 3 pm (6.30 pm IST) on July 17 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, during which Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, the President of the Court, will read out the verdict. Earlier, the court held a four-day public hearing in the case in February during which both India and Pakistan submitted their detailed pleas and responses.

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India based its case on two broad issues - breach of Vienna Convention on consular access and the process of resolution.  It also urged the ICJ to annul Jadhav's death sentence and order his immediate release, saying the verdict by the Pakistani military court was based on a "farcical trial" and it failed to satisfy even the minimum standards of due process.

Pakistan on its part argued that the Indian Navy officer was a "spy" and not a businessman, alleging that its security forces arrested Jadhav from restive Balochistan province on March 3, 2016 after he reportedly entered from Iran.

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However, India maintains that Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he had business interests after retiring from the Navy. Jadhav's sentencing had evoked a sharp reaction in India

Pakistan had rejected India's plea for consular access to Jadhav at the ICJ, claiming that New Delhi wants to get the information gathered by its "spy". However, Pakistan facilitated a meeting of Jadhav with his mother and wife in Islamabad on December 25, 2017.

The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established by the UN charter in June 1945 and it began its activities in April 1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague.

(With inputs from agencies)

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First Published : 04 Jul 2019, 11:28:14 PM

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