Police clear Musharraf of blame in 'Lal Masjid' murder case

Joint investigation team says the petitioner was not able to provide any substantial evidence.


Web Desk October 30, 2013
Pervez Musharraf was under arrest soon after being granted bail in three other cases. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: Former president and dictator Pervez Musharraf was nominated under Section II of the police report after the joint investigation team completed its investigations for the 'Lal Masjid' murder case, Express News reported on Wednesday.

Musharraf was recently placed under arrest again on charges of murdering prayer leader Abdul Rasheed Ghazi in the infamous 'Lal Masjid operation' of 2007.

Express News correspondent Qamarul Munawwar obtained a copy of the joint investigation team post-investigation report on Wednesday.

The report has Musharraf's name placed in Section II, which pertains to those accused of assisting in a crime as opposed to having directly perpetrated it.

Munawwar said that the police team had recorded statements by Musharraf along with input from witnesses.

However, the petitioner Haroon Rasheed Ghazi was not able to provide any solid evidence against Musharraf. Hence, Musharraf could not be blamed directly.

The court's final decision on the case will be announced on Friday, Nov 1.

COMMENTS (46)

Zain Abbass | 10 years ago | Reply

@Ch. Allah Daad: If you had a brain and did your research about Musharraf you would realize that the man is not a coward. You would have also realized if you had even a little bit of common sense that he was behind the actions. This is just some legal maneuvering being done because the courts of this country are apologists. In any other country in the world they would have praised Musharraf for this action and hailed the martyrs who fought these animals room to room.

Aschraful Makhlooq | 10 years ago | Reply

Government and Pakistani courts are wasting just time and money on Musharraf's cases because there is nothing going to happen to Musharraf now and in the future Insha Allah Almighty because there is nothing going to prove against Musharraf just because of Musharraf's innocence.At least now close all the cases against Musharraf and release him honorably and pay the attentions on the other severe issues the nation is facing now-a-days....

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