Treason case: SC returns Musharraf's full bench request with objection
Lawyer requests that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry be excluded.
File photo of APML Senior Vice President Ahmed Raza Kasuri. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has sent back former President Pervez Musharraf’s full bench request with an objection, Express News reported on Saturday.
Former President Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer, Ahmed Raza Kasuri had requested for a full bench excluding Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for the hearing of the alleged treason case on Saturday.
The chief justice was to hear the case as head of the bench, however, he removed himself from the bench hours before the Supreme Court was to take up a petition seeking high treason proceedings against the former military on April 8.
A two-member bench was formed– comprising of Justice Jawwad S Khawja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain – to hear the petition filed by Advocate Taufiq Asif, the president of Rawalpindi chapter of the Lahore High Court Bar Association.
Five identical petitions were heard for him to be tried for high treason and subversion of the Constitution.
Interior Ministry officials confirmed that Musharraf’s name had been placed on the Exit Control List and that a circular had been issued to all exit points, including airports.
Musharraf ended his four-year self-imposed exile and returned to the country last month, intending to contest the upcoming polls but has instead found himself faced with a plethora of challenges.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has sent back former President Pervez Musharraf’s full bench request with an objection, Express News reported on Saturday.
Former President Pervez Musharraf’s lawyer, Ahmed Raza Kasuri had requested for a full bench excluding Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for the hearing of the alleged treason case on Saturday.
The chief justice was to hear the case as head of the bench, however, he removed himself from the bench hours before the Supreme Court was to take up a petition seeking high treason proceedings against the former military on April 8.
A two-member bench was formed– comprising of Justice Jawwad S Khawja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain – to hear the petition filed by Advocate Taufiq Asif, the president of Rawalpindi chapter of the Lahore High Court Bar Association.
Five identical petitions were heard for him to be tried for high treason and subversion of the Constitution.
Interior Ministry officials confirmed that Musharraf’s name had been placed on the Exit Control List and that a circular had been issued to all exit points, including airports.
Musharraf ended his four-year self-imposed exile and returned to the country last month, intending to contest the upcoming polls but has instead found himself faced with a plethora of challenges.