Espionage charges: COAS endorses punishments of two army and one civil officer
Both army officials had leaked sensitive information to foreign agencies
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Genral Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday endorsed the punishment to two army and one civil officer over charges of espionage and leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security.
In a statement issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), the officers were tried under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and Official Secret Act by separate Field General Court Martial (FGCM) for separate cases.
Lieutenant General (r) Javed Iqbal has been awarded 14-year rigorous imprisonment, while Brigadier (r) Raja Rizwan has been awarded death sentence.
Both officials had leaked sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security.
Doctor Wasim Akram, who was employed at a sensitive organization, has also been awarded the death sentence.
DG ISPR in a statement said that Army personnel are answerable to law and its manifestation was seen by COAS’ order.
He said the officers were charged according to their wrongdoings. He added that money earned through espionage or money laundering comes under the ambit of embezzlement.
He said no one is above the law in Army and all security officials would be held accountable.
