Jadhav can appeal against sentence within 60 days: Pak

Islamabad, April 11 : Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that Kulbhushan Jadhav has a right to appeal against his death sentence within 60 days, even as he justified the death penalty given to the Indian national.
Jadhav, 46, was awarded death sentence by military Field General Court Martial under the army act for his alleged involvement in terrorism and espionage. The death sentence was confirmed by powerful army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Speaking in the Senate, upper house of parliament, the defence minister today said Jadhav has the right to appeal against his death sentence within 60 days.
The sentence sparked angry reaction from India which said Jadhav’s execution would be treated as “premeditated murder.” Asif dismissed Indian concerns that proper legal process was not observed in the trial. “There was nothing in the [legal] proceedings that was against the law,” he said.
He also rejected the charges of premeditated murder.