India Post News Service
NEW DELHI: India has sought from Pakistan an environment free of intimidation for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, the Indian national whose death sentence on alleged espionage charges by a military court in Pakistan was stayed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) earlier this month, sources here said Friday.
“Pakistan has been asked yesterday to provide unimpeded consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, in an environment free from the fear of intimidation and reprisal, in the light of the orders of the ICJ,” a source here said Friday.
“Their response is now awaited.”
Jadhav, a former Indian naval officer, was allegedly arrested in Balochistan in March 2016 on charges of being a spy. A military court sentenced him to death in April 2017.
In May 2017, India moved the ICJ saying Pakistan violated provisions of the 1963 Vienna Convention by repeatedly denying consular access to Jadhav.
On July 17, a 16-judge international panel of the ICJ, ruling 15-1 in favour of India, stayed the execution of Jadhav and ordered Pakistan to give India consular access to him.
Pakistan Thursday offered to give India consular access to Jadhav Friday.
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