Kulbhushan Jadhav could not have been tried a civil court because he is not a civilian is an explanation that was offered by Abdul Basit, Pakistan’s high commissioner. This statement reeks of double standard as the same rule of law must be made applicable to all.
In the case of Sarabhjit Singh, the trial was held at the Lahore High Court followed by the Supreme Court. Singh had spent 22 years on the death row before he was killed at the Kot Lakhpat jail in 2013.
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