Pak dares to sentence an Indian to death
A Pakistani military
court sentenced to death the former Indian Navy official, Kulbhushan
Jadhav, accusing him of espionage and working for the India’s external
intelligence agency, R&AW. The sentencing of Mr. Jadhav (46), was confirmed
by army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa after the Field General Court Martial
(FGCM) found him guilty of “all the charges”. Indian embassy officials have
been repeatedly refused access to Mr. Jadhav throughout the trial process.
Jadhav was arrested from
Balochistan on March 3 last year, with Pakistani authorities alleging that he
was involved in subversive activities in the province. The accused was provided
with defending officer as per legal process. However, the specific charges were
never made public. Lawyers familiar with the Army Act trials said there is very
limited right of appeal available to the accused.
Pakistan military claimed
Jadhav had confessed before a magistrate that he was tasked by RAW to plan,
coordinate and and organise espionage/sabotage activities. The arrest of Jadhav
was followed by intense diplomatic activity by Pakistan in terms of preparing dossiers
for the United Nations alleging that India was trying to fuel insurgency in
Baluchistan province. Former Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif also met
with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed concern that RAW was using the
soil of Iran to create unrest in Baluchistan and urged the Iranian President to
ask India to stop such activities. Tehran agreed to allay Pakistan's concern.
After such a sham of a
trial held in secrecy, India must plan to hit Pak with some aggressive actions
on the Indus waters among other things. If Pakistan really stands by justice
then let them award death sentence also to those Pakistanis arrested along with
this Indian. Pakistan does not seems to have learnt any lessons from past three
lost wars. Each time Indo-Pak interactions starts, they come to a standstill
whenever issue of Kashmir appears. What Pakistanis fail to understand is, if
they desist from supporting cross border terrorism against us and join us
Pakistan's poverty will reduce, employment / economy will boost. Harbouring enmity
against India just because it’s a "Hindu" country would only harm
Pakistan more as has happened since independence. Still they can mend their
attitudes.
Pakistan has behaved
irresponsibly always. Sentencing of an Indian by them is not something new. If
Kulbhushan is, let's say, being framed for sabotage and has actually not been
involved in that activity, it would be a big defeat for the safety of Indian
origin people outside the country. Our Foreign Ministry should take accurate
steps in this matter. There is a possibility that K Jadhav will be in jail for
years to come for Paks to be able to use him as a bargaining chip for any
future deals. Anyway, it is sad.
India should hold talks about
this at the highest level. Remember how the Italian government defended their
two marines? Prime Minister Narendra Modi should talk to Pakistan counter parts
and make them rescind the death sentence. If required, our government should
approach International Court of Justice.
Lastly, let Pakistan make
the evidence against Jadhav public. Any person in captivity will confess and if
that is used for conviction then anyone can be convicted. Pakistan is asking
proof after proof for terror attack on Mumbai and now without any proof just on
confession under coercion awarding death sentence is barbaric.
Will the PM stand up to
Pakistan at least now? Despite all his posturing while Manmohan Singh was in
power, Modi is doing the same thing as his predecessor - keeping mum. Whatever
it is, Jadhav is an Indian and not a terrorist. Indian government should fight
for his release. And Indian people should go on the street and protest and show
full support to release him. If this vile sentence is carried out then India
should break all Diplomatic relations with Pakistan. India needs to take this
case to the ICC and the UN.
Why aren't we able to
prove similar crimes committed by the separatist leaders? We give them all
facilities and pamper them.
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