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India Moves Pakistani Court, Seeks Release Of Citizen On Completion Of Jail Term For Alleged Spying
A Pakistani jail.
India has approached a Pakistani court to seek the release of its national on completion of his five-year jail term for alleged spying.
Rafiq Jutt from Gujarat was arrested in 2008 and tried under Section 59 of the Pakistan Army Act, which allows the military to try civilians for spying.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) took up the petition filed by the Indian High Commission yesterday but it was returned due to technical objections raised by the registrar.
A court official said that the registrar’s office said that power of attorney was not properly signed. It also objected that respondents were not clearly named in the petition.
He said that Jutt was awarded five-year imprisonment on 8 March 2012. The sentence was completed on 7 March this year.
The petition sought the release of Jutt as he completed his sentence, according to Noon.
He said that Jutt was visiting Pakistan on a valid visa when he was arrested.
Jutt was kept in different jails during his sentence period. Presently, he is lodged in Central Jail Karachi, Noon said. (PTI)
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