TIL Desk/World/The Hague/ India and Pakistan on Monday crossed swords at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case with New Delhi demanding the immediate suspension of his death sentence. Islamabad, however, accused New Delhi of using the world body as a stage for “political theatre” through a “misconceived” plea.
India took the case to the world court, accusing Pakistan of violating the Vienna Convention and conducting a “farcical trial” for convicting Jadhav without a “shred of evidence”. After hearing the arguments of the two sides, the court said it will issue its order on India’s request for provisional measures “as soon as possible”.
“The date on which this order will be delivered will be duly communicated to the parties,” the court said. India demanded the immediate suspension of Jadhav’s death sentence, expressing fears that Pakistan could execute him even before the hearing at the ICJ was over. However, Pakistan asserted that Jadhav’s execution was not imminent, and that 150 days were provided for seeking clemency and in the case, even if it started on April 10, 2017, the date of his conviction, the period could extend to well beyond August, 2017.
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