ICJ declines Pakistan s plea to see Jadhav confession

The Hague May 15 (IANS) The International Court of Justice (ICJ) which was hearing India s plea to suspend the death sentence to alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav on Monday declined Pakistan s plea to play a video of his confession.

The ICJ declined to play the alleged confessional video during the hearing of Jadhav s case when Pakistan s session begin in the afternoon.

Earlier in the day India demanded before the ICJ that Pakistan annul the death sentence of Jadhav and see that he was not executed as his trial was held under farcical circumstances in violation of the Vienna Convention.

The day-long hearing which began on Monday morning involves two sessions of an hour and a half each to India and Pakistan to make their cases.

--IANS
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