‘Civilian court cannot try Musharraf for high treason’
24 Dec 2013 3:43 AM IST
Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf challenged the formation of a special court to try him for high treason, saying he had imposed emergency in 2007 as the army chief and could not be tried by a civilian court.
‘We have filed a writ petition in the Islamabad high court challenging the formation of the special court.’
‘They are not competent to try Musharraf,’ Mohammad Ali Saif, chief of his legal team, said.
The move came three days before the 70-year-old former president was to appear before the special court.
This is the first time in Pakistan’s history that a former military dictator is facing trial for treason.
If convicted, Musharraf could face either life imprisonment or the death penalty.
‘Being an army officer, the Pakistan Army Act 1952 is applicable to him,’ Saif said, explaining why the special court was not competent to try Musharraf.
‘We have filed a writ petition in the Islamabad high court challenging the formation of the special court.’
‘They are not competent to try Musharraf,’ Mohammad Ali Saif, chief of his legal team, said.
The move came three days before the 70-year-old former president was to appear before the special court.
This is the first time in Pakistan’s history that a former military dictator is facing trial for treason.
If convicted, Musharraf could face either life imprisonment or the death penalty.
‘Being an army officer, the Pakistan Army Act 1952 is applicable to him,’ Saif said, explaining why the special court was not competent to try Musharraf.
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