Jadhav case: Moving to int’l court was carefully considered, says MEA

New Delhi, May 10: A day after International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Pakistan to annul the death penalty of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in connection with spying, India today said the decision taken in this regard was calculated and carefully considered.
“This is a course of action chosen after careful consideration to save the life of an Indian citizen, a son of India, who is in illegal detention and whose life is under threat,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay told mediapersons here.
On May 8, 2017, India for the second time approached the ICJ after it failed to get any diplomatic access to Mr Jadhav.
Earlier in 1971, India had moved the Hague-based world court when it questioned the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s powers to decide Pakistan’s complaint about New Delhi denying its airlines from flying over India.
Mr Baglay indicated that the India’s request was grounded in Pakistan’s refusal to implement the basic requirements under the Vienna Convention on consular matters.