Treason case: Shujaat Hussain warns against hasty trial
PML-Q president Senator Hussain says Musharraf is being victimised and trial is violating norms of justice.
Former president Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: REUTERS
LAHORE:
The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) president Senator Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain said on Sunday any hasty decisions regarding General Musharraf’s trial for high treason could haunt the government for a long time
He said Musharraf was being tried without the cabinet’s approval. He said Musharraf was being victimised and the trial violated the norms of justice.
Hussain said he had gotten the impression that the case had not been formally discussed in the cabinet so that there had been no decision by the cabinet in this regard.
He said haste made by the government could prove to be a “garland of thorns” for them. He said the trial apparently was an attempt by the government to distract people from the real problems. Hussain said the rising prices had made the lives of people miserable. He said unemployment was rampant and there was a severe shortage of electricity.
He said the government was ignoring the pressing issues and had forgotten its election promises.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 16th, 2013
The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) president Senator Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain said on Sunday any hasty decisions regarding General Musharraf’s trial for high treason could haunt the government for a long time
He said Musharraf was being tried without the cabinet’s approval. He said Musharraf was being victimised and the trial violated the norms of justice.
Hussain said he had gotten the impression that the case had not been formally discussed in the cabinet so that there had been no decision by the cabinet in this regard.
He said haste made by the government could prove to be a “garland of thorns” for them. He said the trial apparently was an attempt by the government to distract people from the real problems. Hussain said the rising prices had made the lives of people miserable. He said unemployment was rampant and there was a severe shortage of electricity.
He said the government was ignoring the pressing issues and had forgotten its election promises.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 16th, 2013