Musharraf verdict: 'Barbaric and unconstitutional'

Twitterati slam excerpt of detailed high treason verdict calling for his corpse to be dragged to Islamabad's D-Chowk


Social Desk December 19, 2019
Twitterati slam excerpt of detailed high treason verdict calling for his corpse to be dragged to Islamabad's D-Chowk.SCREENGRAB: GULF NEWS

The detailed judgement into the high treason case against former military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf has drawn the ire of social media users with netizens slamming the special court's orders to drag the ex-army chief's corpse to  Islamabad's D-Chowk.

The special court formed to try Musharraf in the high treason case released the detailed judgement on Thursday as the former president was tried in absentia and sentenced to death.

One of the excerpts of the detailed verdict was almost unanimously condemned by social media users.

"We direct the Law Enforcement Agencies to strive their level best to apprehend the fugitive/convict 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 03 days,” the verdict read.

Read: Detailed verdict issued in Musharraf treason case

Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari said the words used were "aghast" and a "violation of the constitution."

She questioned where the country was headed with such "violent mindsets"



Public policy expert and analyst Mosharraf Zaidi termed the certain excerpt of the verdict directing law enforcement agencies to hang Musharraf's corpse in Islamabad's D-Chowk for 3 days if he passes away as "Un-Islamic, barbaric, unconstitutional and completely unacceptable".



While columnist Khurram Hussain seconded Zaidi's view and heavily criticised paragraph 66 of the verdict, saying:"This has severely dented the credibility of the judgement."



Nida Kirmani, rights activist, also weighed-in claiming the excerpt had successfully distracted the public from issue of the men in uniform's interference in politics.



Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi was more damning in his indictment of the verdict. He shared his bewilderment at the words, saying: "This is not rule of law... these words are absolutely illegal, immoral and clearly WRONG!"



 

COMMENTS (1)

Shumaila Siddiqui | 4 years ago | Reply The bench of three representing the judiciary of entire nation has lost all the respect with this verdict, exposing how shallow, rotten and wild they are inside. Justice caretakers need to be brought to the court of justice too. When nobody is above the law, let law keepers be the in the equation! Istandagainstjudicialbarbarism.
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