"Has Shortcomings": India On Pak Law On Kulbhushan Jadhav's Right To Appeal
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Kulbhushan Jadhav, a retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April 2017 on charges of espionage
A new law passed by Pakistan - allowing Kulbhushan Jadhav the right to appeal his death sentence - has the same "shortcomings of the previous ordinance", India said Thursday, adding that the new law had also "failed" to create an atmosphere that will ensure a fair trial in this case.
The government also said that Pakistan "continues to deny unimpeded consular access" to Mr Jadhav - the Indian national convicted of espionage by a Pak military court in 2017 and sentenced to death.
"We have seen reports of Pakistan enacting into law the earlier ordinance ostensibly enacted to bring into effect the judgement of the International Court of Justice in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case," a statement from the External Affairs Ministry said.
"Nothing could have been further from the truth. As stated earlier, the ordinance did not create the machinery for an effective review and reconsideration of Mr Jadhav's case as mandated by the judgement of the ICJ."
