New Delhi: India on Thursday dismissed as “farcical” Pakistan releasing a fresh “confessional video” of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav and said “manufactured facts” cannot alter the reality in the case.
In a strong reaction, the External Affairs Ministry said India expects Pakistan to desist from attempting to influence the proceedings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case through false propaganda. “The developments bring out once again the lack of transparency and farcical nature of proceedings against Jadhav on concocted charges, continued violation of his legal and consular rights and an attempt to introduce prejudice in the proceedings in the ICJ,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said.
He was responding after Pakistan on Thursday released the second “confessional video” of Jadhav.
“Manufactured facts cannot alter the reality, and do not detract from the fact that Pakistan is in violation of its international obligation to India and Jadhav. We expect Pakistan to abide by the order of ICJ staying Jadhav’s execution and desist from attempting to influence the ICJ proceedings through false propaganda,” Baglay said.
The Pakistan military released a “second confessional video”, in which purportedly Jadhav can be seen “accepting his acts of terrorism and espionage’. (PTI)
