ISLAMABAD – *In an unprecedented move, Pakistan Army Act to be amended forIndian RAW spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.*
Pakistan in compliance with the International Court of Justice’s conditionto allow alleged Indian spy, Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to file an appealin a civilian court is amending its laws accordingly.
The sources further revealed that the case being tried under Militarycourts and the Army Act law forbade such individuals or groups from filingan appeal and seeking justice from the civilian court but a specialamendment was being made for the Indian Naval Officer.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its verdict on Indian spyKulbhushan Jadhav’s case had rejected most of the remedies sought by India.
The court, in its verdict, had rejected a number of Indian demandsincluding annulment of military court decision convicting Jadhav, hisrelease and safe passage to India.
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The court had, however, directed Pakistan to provide effective review andreconsideration of his conviction and sentences according to its ownjustice system.
Pakistani security agencies on March 24, 2016, apprehended KulbhushanJadhav as an ‘on-duty RAW agent’ from Balochistan. Jadhav confessed, in hisstatement, that he is currently a serving officer in the Indian Navy,working for the covert agency to destabilize Pakistan ─ a claim India hasdenied.
