Jadhav guilty of crimes against Pak: Imran

July 18, 2019 10:09

Pakistan PM Imran Khan finally reacts to the ICJ verdict on Kulbhushan Jadhav.

"Appreciate the ICJs decision not to acquit, release and return Commander Kulbhushan Jadhav to India. He is guilty of crimes against the people of Pakistan. Pakistan shall proceed further as per law," Khan tweeted.

Pakistan on Wednesday had claimed victory after the International Court of Justice pronounced its verdict on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.

While ICJ rejected most of Pakistan's arguments by a vote of 15-1, the Imran Khan government said it is a "big win" for the country as ICJ rejected India's demand of Jadhav's release repatriation.

The Pakistan foreign office has meanwhile said it will now proceed "as per law" in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case after the ICJ ruled that it must review the death sentence for the Indian national who was charged for "espionage and terrorism".

The Foreign Office in a statement said Pakistan as a "responsible member" of the international community "upheld its commitment" from the very beginning of the case by appearing before the court for the provisional measures hearing despite a very short notice.

"Having heard the judgment, Pakistan will now proceed as per law," the statement said.

The statement claimed that the Hague-based ICJ in its judgment did not accept India's plea to "acquit/release" Jadhav.

The Foreign Office reiterated that Jadhav entered Pakistan "without a visa on authentic Indian Passport with a fake alias Hussain Mubarak Patel".

The ICJ bench headed by Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf ordered an "effective review and reconsideration" of the conviction and sentence of Jadhav.

Jadhav, 49, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by the Pakistani military court on charges of "espionage and terrorism" after a closed trial in April 2017. His sentencing evoked a sharp reaction in India following which New Delhi moved the world court.

In New Delhi, India welcomed the verdict of the ICJ asking Pakistan to review the death sentence for Jadhav and granting consular access to him.

Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry Raveesh Kumar said the ruling of the court by a vote of 15-1 upheld India's position in the case.

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