India gets another consular access to imprisoned ex-Navy veterans in Qatar
At a media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indian legal team was considering an appeal to be filed in the Court of Cessation.
At a media briefing here, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the Indian legal team was considering an appeal to be filed in the Court of Cessation.
Under the provisions of the 2008 Agreement on Consular Access, such lists are exchanged between the two nations every year on 1 January and 1 July.
According to Pakistani media reports, a case being tried under military courts and Pakistan Army Act, the law forbids such individuals or groups from filing an appeal and seeking justice from the civilian court.
ICJ President Yusuf elaborated on several aspects of the World Court's ruling in Kulbhushan Jadhav's case while presenting his report to the UN General Assembly.
On reports of Pakistan denying India a second consular access to jailed Kulbhushan Jadhav, Raveesh Kumar said that India will keep trying to see that the ICJ judgement is fully implemented.
India was not impressed with the first consular access exercise and claimed that Jadhav appeared 'under extreme pressure to parrot a false narrative to Pakistan’s untenable claims'.
In a huge victory for India, the ICJ on July 17 ordered Pakistan not to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav and directed 'effective review and reconsideration' of his conviction and the sentence awarded to him by a military court.
Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs had on Sunday informed that consular access to Jadhav will be provided today in line with the Vienna Convention on consular relations, International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgement and the laws of Pakistan.
In a huge victory for India, the ICJ on July 17 ordered Pakistan not to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav and directed it to grant consular access to Jadhav 'without further delay'.
Also, 24 Indian crew members, who were on board shipping vessel 'Grace 1', which was detained by Gibraltar police authorities, are also under detention.
