UNITED NATIONS – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision in thecase of the convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav has contributed to thelessening of tension between India and Pakistan, the court’s president,Judge Abduylqawi A Yusuf, said Tuesday.
Yusuf, who heads the Hague-based court, said during a press conference thatthe case of Jadhav, a serving senior officer of Indian Navy, was verydelicate and sensitive as it concerned the life of a person who wassentenced to death in Pakistan and it created a lot of tension between thetwo countries.
We are happy that the judgment of the court has contributed to thediminution and reduction of that tension since then, Yusuf added.The ICJhad ruled in July this year that Pakistan must review the death sentenceawarded to him.
On its part, Pakistan provided consular access to Jadhav, who was arrestedin Balochistan in March 2016 on charges of espionage and terrorism andsentenced to death.
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Yusuf, who was answering a question, said, “We have a number of cases fromAsian countries. The Court for example, has issued only in July, a judgmentconcerning a dispute between India and Pakistan, which was a very delicateand sensitive issue because it concerned the life of a person who wassentenced to death in Pakistan and it created a lot of tension between thetwo countries. And we are happy that the judgment of the Court hascontributed to the diminution and reduction of that tension since then.”
