MEA Gopal Baglay : India moved ICJ as Jadhav's life is under menace in Pakistan

India decided to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the issue of retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav as he is in illegal detention in Pakistan and his life is under threat, the External Affairs Ministry said today.
External
Affairs Ministry Spokes person Gopal Baglay said the decision was taken in the
case after careful deliberation.
He said India made 16 requests for consular access to Jadhav but there was no
response from Pakistan on the demand. Islamabad has also not responded to
India's request for papers relating to Jadhav's case.
There is also no information on the status of appeal by Jadhav's family against
the order of a Pakistan military court which sentenced him to death on charges
of "spying".
Baglay also said External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had written to
Pakistan Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz on April 27 requesting visa for
Jadhav's family.
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