Pakistan blocks Kulbhushan Jadhav's review plea; blatantly lies to circumvent ICJ rebuke

In a massive development in Kulbhushan Jhav case, Pakistan on Wednesday has blocked Indian national's review petition. Pakistan’s ditional Attorney General and DG South Asia and Saarc Zahid Hafiz Chaudry dressed an 'important presser' on Kulbhushan Jhav’s matter and unbelievably claimed that he has refused to file a review petition.  claim by Pakistan comes as an utter sham as ICJ h specifically told it to review and reconsider its sham trial.

As per Pakistan, on June 17, 2020, "Indian national Kulbhushan Jhav was invited to file a petition for review and reconsideration of his sentence and conviction. Exercising his legal right he refused to file a petition for review and reconsideration of his sentence and conviction. He inste preferred to follow up on his pending mercy petition. Pakistan has offered second consular access to him."

India is in contact with Pakistan through diplomatic channels on implementation of International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision in Kulbhushan Jhav case, ANI h reported in May. "Last year ICJ gave a decision in favour of India. We are in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic channels on implementation of ICJ decision," news ncy quoted its sources as saying. This was in reference to ICJ putting a hold on Pakistan's military court's death sentence to Kulbhushan who was kidnapped from Chabahar area in Iran where he was working as a privateer and accused of being a spy for India.

On September 2 last year, India's Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Gaurav Ahluwalia met Jhav in Islamab after Islamab h granted consular access to former naval officer.

ICJ upholds India's claim

In July, International Court of Justice, by a vote of 15-1, h upheld India's claim that Pakistan has committed an egregious violation of Vienna Convention on Consular Relations on several counts. world court h ordered Islamab to carry out an effective "review and reconsideration" of his conviction.

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Following his abduction, Jhav was hawked by Pakistan in March 2016, as an Indian spy. Pakistan's ISI has put out numerous videos of Jhav 'accepting' charges against him in videos that are clearly doctored and show signs of Jhav being under duress. After he was convicted and sentenced to death following a sham FCGM trial, his mor and wife were allowed to travel to Pakistan and briefly confer with him, with Pakistan's nda of tapping conversation, and disrespectful ill-treatment to Jhav's kin later coming to light. India has demanded Jhav's repatriation.

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(With ncy inputs)