ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court (LHC) has heard a petition of former president Pervez Musharraf challenging the special court’s decision to reserve its verdict of high treason case against him.
A high court bench comprising of Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi has directed the counsel of Pervez Musharraf to present more arguments on the maintainability of the petition tomorrow.
Musharraf in his petition stated that the special court has reserved the judgment of the case without hearing his stance.
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The former president has made the federal government, Federal Ministry of Law and Justice, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Registrar Special Court parties in his petition.
Musharraf said, “I am ailing and staying in a foreign country for medical treatment.”
He further added, “I could not be able to present my stance in the special court due to my illness.”
Earlier on 19th November, the special Court reserved its verdict of high treason case against Musharraf, which is scheduled to be announced on 28th November.
Also read: Court to announce verdict of Musharraf treason case on Nov 28
Former president Pervez Musharraf failed to appear before the court during the hearing of the case after going to Dubai for medical treatment in 2016.
General Musharraf was booked in a treason case in December 2013. He was indicted on 31st March 2014 in the case of suspending the Constitution by proclamation of emergency on 3rd November 2007. He left for Dubai in 2016 to seek medical treatment and hasn’t returned since.
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