ISLAMABAD, May 31: Two army and one civil officer, whose punishment was endorsed by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Genral Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday over charges of espionage and leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security, have been shifted to jail on Friday, sources reported. According to a private TV Channel, there is no authenticity in the rumours doing rounds on social media of sending the officers abroad.
The officers had been in custody during the trial, sources said and added they were shifted to jail yesterday.
On Thursday, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Genral Qamar Javed Bajwa 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 harsh imprisonment, while Brigadier (r) Raja Rizwan has 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. Some 400 officers of every rank have been given various punishments, including dismissal from service, during the last two years.-Agencies
