*RAWALPINDI: Pakistan military spokesperson, Director GeneralInter-Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor hereon Saturday said that the three officers sentenced for espionage onMay 30 **hadbeen handed over to civil jail authorities.*
In a tweet, the military’s spokesperson said that the officers had beenimmediately arrested upon intelligence about their involvement in espionage.
He said,” They remained under military custody throughout their respectivetrial.”
Earlier on May 30, Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had signed death warrantsfor a retired Brigadier and a Doctor along with awarding 14 yearsimprisonment to a Lt. General (retd.).
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), “Two officers namelyBrigadier Raja Rizwan (Retd) and a civilian officer Dr. Waseem Akram havebeen awarded death sentences by the Chief of Army Staff General Qamar JavedBajwa along with awarding 14 years worth of imprisonment to Lt. GeneralJaved Iqbal (Retd).”
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Following are the names and punishments of those being penalised by theArmed Forces:
1. Retired Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal – Awarded 14 years rigorous imprisonment. 2. Retired Brigadier Raja Rizwan – Awarded Death Sentence. 3. Doctor Wasim Akram (Employed at a Sensitive Organisation) – Awarded Death Sentence.
