"The verdict of a trial court of West Bengal, awarding death sentence to Muzaffar Ahmad Rather of Jogipora, Kulgam (in south Kashmir) after being in jail for 14 continuous years is against the internationally accepted norms of justice and fair play," he said in a statement here.
His reaction came after three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants, including two Pakistani nationals arrested by BSF in 2007 from the Indo-Bangladesh border at Petrapole, were on January 21 sentenced to death by the court in Bongaon in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district in a case of waging war against the government.
The separatist leader claimed that Rather had been "targeted for being a Kashmiri".
"Indian judiciary had displayed miscarriage of justice in cases of Kashmiris earlier and this was yet another addition to this long list," Mirwaiz said.
He also called Rather's parents over phone and expressed solidarity with them, asking them not to feel alone in this hour of difficulty, the statement said.