The International Court of Justice is hearing the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by Pakistan on charges of being an Indian spy.
Here is a detailed timeline of the important developments in the matter of Jadhav so far:
March 3, 2016: Jadhav, a retired navy officer, arrested in Balochistan on charges of being an operative of Indian Intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing.
March 25: Indian authorities are notified about Jadhav’s arrest in a press release.
December 7: Pakistan Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz confirms that conclusive evidence against Jadhav has not been found. Pakistan Foreign Ministry releases a statement the same day stating that the statement attributed to the adviser is incorrect.
January 6, 2017: Pakistan announces that it has submitted a dossier to the new United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres over Indian interference in Islamabad, which was aimed at ‘destabilising’ the nation.
April 10: Pakistan Army’s Inter-Services Public Relations in a press release informed that Jadhav had been awarded the death sentence by a military court in Pakistan.
April 26: Pakistan denies India’s 16th request for consular access to Jadhav.
May 8: India moved a petition in the UN seeking justice for Jadhav after being denied consular access 16 times, alleging violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations by Pakistan.
May 9: The ICJ puts a stay on the death sentence to Jadhav after an appeal from India, which accused Pakistan of ‘egregious violations of the Vienna Convention’.
IMAGE: Ex-servicemen protest outside the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, demanding release of Kulbhushan Jadhav. Photograph: PTI Photo.
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