Jadhav death sentence politically motivated

Washington April 13: American experts have raised questions about the death sentence awarded to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav on charges of terrorism and espionage, a media reported said on Wednesday. They suspect that the death penalty by the country's military Field General Court Martial is meant to send a "strong message" to Delhi.

The Director of South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, Bharat Gopalaswamy, called the evidence against Jadhav "rather flimsy" and said Pakistan's story in the case did not add up and seemed "politically motivated".

Pakistan on Tuesday said Jadhav had 60 days to appeal against the death sentence. Minister Sushma Swaraj has cautioned Pakistan against the consequences it's bilateral ties with India will face if it goes through with the death penalty.