The Islamabad High Court has asked the Indian government to appoint a lawyer for Kulbhushan Yadav before 13th April, who was sentenced to death for spying in Pakistan. Kulbhushan, a former Indian Navy officer, has the right to a free and fair trial, the High Court has said. The High Court passed the order after hearing questions from Pakistani Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan in the case yesterday.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked the Indian High Commission (IHC) to appoint an officer to appear in the Kulbhushan case. The Indian government has not yet commented on the directive.
Kulbhushan was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April 2017 on charges of spying and spreading terrorism. In its appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, India said Pakistan did not allow Indian diplomats to meet Kulbhushan.
In 2019, the International Court of Justice ruled that Indian diplomats should be allowed to meet Kulbhushan. The International Court of Justice also ordered Pakistan to reconsider his death sentence. By amending the law in 2021, the Pak legislature gave Kulbhushan the right to appeal against the death penalty.
However, India claimed that Pakistan did not allow Indian diplomats to meet Kulbhushan freely despite the order of the International Court of Justice. They also failed to create an environment of free and fair justice
