Jadhav's death sentence based on 'extracted confession', should be annulled: India tells ICJ
India | Feb 21, 2019, 08:12 AM ISTThe ICJ is expected to deliver its verdict in the summer of 2019.
The ICJ is expected to deliver its verdict in the summer of 2019.
"India strongly objects to abusive language of Pakistan's counsel," Salve said as the International Court of Justice began the second round of public hearing in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case.
"These are proceedings launched for political theatre, making a claim for relief that is unsustainable and that should be dismissed," Pakistan told the court.
Pakistan, which is presenting its case today, asked the judge to adjourn the case, citing the illness of its ad-hoc judge.
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal in a video message posted on social media said that Indian arguments had nothing new.
The four-day trial opened Monday at the ICJ headquarters in The Hague amidst heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following Pulwama terror attacks.
Tassaduq Hussain Gillani, 69, suddenly suffered a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital, however, his health was said to be stable, Abb Takk news reported.
India, during the first day of the hearing, based its case on two broad issues -- breach of Vienna Convention on consular access and the process of resolution.
Jadhav was apprehended on March 3, 2016 after illegally crossing into Pakistan from Iran, according to Pakistani officials. Indian officials say he was abducted from Iran and taken to Pakistan against his will.
The Indian counsel at ICJ today requested the top court to annul Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav's capital punishment by Pakistan's Army court, due to non-compliance of international laws.
The hearings will be streamed live and on demand (VOD) in English and French on the Court’s website as well as on UN Web TV.
Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April 2017. India moved the ICJ in May the same year against the verdict.
Pakistan's rejoinder to India's last reply on April 17 has been prepared by a team of experts lead by the country's attorney general Khalid Javed Khan.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on January 23 gave a timeline to both Pakistan and India for filing another round of memorials in the case.
The proposal made by Russia and Belarus to get the World Court's advisory opinion on the matter may help to clarify the legal principles governing the right to and situations for the use of force under the UN Charter.
Jadhav, 46, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April, following which India moved The Hague-based ICJ in May.
Jadhav, 46, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism in April, following which India moved The Hague-based ICJ in May.
Pakistan said that Jadhav is not an ordinary person as he had entered the country with the intent of spying and carrying out sabotage activities.
The meeting comes after massive diplomatic efforts by External Affairs Ministry, which has been trying every trick in the bag to ensure the meeting between Jadhav and his family members.
Bhandari will start his term from February 2018. He received all 15 votes in the UN Security Council and 183 out of the 193 votes in the UN General Assembly.
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