Army, civilian officers sentenced for espionage handed over to jail authorities: DG ISPR
The officers included a lieutenant general, brigadier and a civilian officer, who was an employee at a sensitive organisation
June 01, 2019
RAWALPINDI: Two senior army officers and a civilian, charged with espionage on May 30, have been handed over to civilian jail authorities, according to director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
"Three officers sentenced on 30 May 2019 have been handed over to civil jail authorities," DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Twitter.
He said the officers had been immediately arrested upon intelligence about their involvement in espionage.
They remained under the military's custody throughout their trials, the DG ISPR added.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa had endorsed the sentences of the three officers.
According to the ISPR, the three men — Lieutenant General (retd) Javed Iqbal, Brigadier (retd) Raja Rizwan, and Dr Wasim Akram, an employee at a sensitive organisation — were convicted of espionage activities and leaking sensitive information to foreign spy agencies.
"The officers were tried under Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and Official Secret Act by separate Field General Court Marshal (FGCM) for separate cases," the ISPR had said on Thursday.
According to the details handed out by the military's media wing, Lt-Gen (retd) Javed Iqbal was awarded 14 years rigorous imprisonment.
Brigadier (retd) Raja Rizwan and Dr Wasim Akram were awarded death sentences.
