Jadhav was senten­ced to death by a Pakist­ani milita­ry court on charge­s of spying and terror­ism in April 2017ISLAMABAD: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is all set to hold public hearings in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case from February 18 to 21 at The Hague. Jadhav, 48, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of spying and terrorism in April 2017. In five cases, the ICJ gave consular access access to the applicant state but it’s the first case, wherein the ICJ will determine whether consular access access should be given to the spy or not. ICJ set to hold public hearings in Jadhav caseIndia will reply on February 20 (15:00-16:30 local time). India contends that the denial of consular access to Jadhav requires the ICJ to “at least” order his acquittal, release and return to India.

Source: The Express Tribune February 14, 2019 19:52 UTC