Pak army `considering` Jadhav appeal |
Pakistan Army on Sunday announced that its chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa is "analysing" the evidence against Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a military court, and will decide his appeal on merit at the earliest. Jadhav, a former officer in the Indian Navy, is currently on death row in Pakistan on charges of espionage and subversive activities. He filed a mercy petition before Gen Bajwa in June 2017. Jadhav, 46, had filed the petition after the Military Appellate Court rejected his appeal. Jadhav is eligible to appeal for clemency to the Army chief under Pakistan`s law, and if his plea is rejected, he can subsequently appeal the Pakistan president for the same. Pakistan has repeatedly denied India consular access to Jadhav in violation of the Vienna Convention. It has also sat on a request for a visa to Jadhav`s mother, Avantika Jadhav, so that she can travel to Pakistan and meet her son. On July 13, the foreign office said Pakistan was "considering" the request for visa.
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