India insists Jadhav, 48, was not a spy and that he was kidnapped in Pakistan. He said Jadhav's trial by military court "hopelessly failed to satisfy even the minimum standards of due process and should be declared unlawful." The rare foray into the international courts by India and Pakistan could be another flashpoint after Thursday's suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 44 troops. After a closed trial he was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on April 10, 2017, on charges of "espionage, sabotage and terrorism." Islamabad reacted coolly to the ICJ's urgent order at the time to stay Jadhav's execution, saying it "has not changed the status of commander Jadhav's case in any manner."

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 18, 2019 15:00 UTC