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What India said in Kulbhushan Jadhav`s defence at ICJ: 10 submissions
Here is what India submitted in the case at ICJ:
The Hague: India and Pakistan on Monday presented their arguments in the Kulbhushan Jadhav's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The ICJ had last week "stayed" the execution on a petition by India, which approached the UN court after 46 years on an issue with Pakistan.
Here is what India submitted in the case at ICJ:
1/ India calls for immediate suspension of Kulbhushan Jadhav's sentence and accuses Pakistan of violating Vienna Convention of consular access.
2/ Graver the charges, greater the need for continued adherence of Vienna Convention.
3/ The present situation is grave and that is why India has sought the indulgence of ICJ.ICJ.
4/ Kulbhushan Jadhav has neither consular access nor legal representation "even at this stage". All requests for consular access fell on "deaf ears".
5/ We want appropriate legal representation for Kulbhushan Jadhav.
6/ Kulbhushan Jadhav was framed on confessional statements extracted from him when he was in Pakistan's military custody.
7/ India tells ICJ it fears Kulbhushan Jadhav will be executed before its arguments are heard in the case.
8/ Human rights which are treated as "basics" have been thrown to the wind by Pakistan.
9/ No document of Jadhav's trial process was given by Islamabad.
10/ Jadhav's trial was held under "farcical" circumstances in violation of the Vienna Convention.