DUBAI: Former president Pervez Musharraf has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court in which he challenged the verdict against him in the high treason case.
The petition filed by Azhar Siddique on behalf of Pervez Musharraf stated that the former president was not given a chance by the special court to present his arguments and hurriedly wrapped his trial.
The verdict made by special court pronounced Mushraff guilty of high treason and handed a death sentence on 17th December.
The petition also challenged paragraph 66 of the special court’s verdict, which read, “We direct the law enforcement agencies to strive their level best to apprehend the fugitive/convict and to ensure that the punishment is inflicted as per law and if found dead, his corpse be dragged to the D-Chowk, Islamabad, Pakistan, and be hanged for three days.”
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A special court in Islamabad found Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence for imposing a state of emergency on 3rd November 2007 under Article 6 of the Constitution.
The three-member bench of the special court headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth and comprising Justice Nazar Akbar and Justice Shahid Karim announced the verdict. The verdict was split 2-1.
The verdict which comprises 169 pages, stated that Justice Waqar Seth and Justice Shahid Kareem awarded death sentence to Musharraf while another member of the bench Justice Nazir Akbar had announced to set Pervez Musharraf free of the charges.
Musharraf is currently in Dubai where he was admitted to a hospital after his health deteriorated earlier this month.
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