Ongoing debate: Ruling on medical report due today
Researcher says prosecution is aware of AFIC's credibility, difficult to challenge authenticity of report.
Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
The debate surrounding former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s medical report will commence today (Thursday), with the three-judge special court constituted to try the former president set to present its ruling on the submitted medical documents from the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC).
During Wednesday’s hearings, when prosecutor Akram Sheikh asked the Justice Faisal Arab-led court if he can give a written statement on the medical report, he was told to comment on the medical report verbally in today’s hearing.
One researcher from the prosecution team told The Express Tribune that the AFIC has in the past been trusted by courts due to its professional standards in cases where medical records from other hospitals need verification. He suggested that the prosecution is aware of the hospital’s credibility, making it difficult for the team to challenge the authenticity or merits of the report in question.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2014.
The debate surrounding former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s medical report will commence today (Thursday), with the three-judge special court constituted to try the former president set to present its ruling on the submitted medical documents from the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC).
During Wednesday’s hearings, when prosecutor Akram Sheikh asked the Justice Faisal Arab-led court if he can give a written statement on the medical report, he was told to comment on the medical report verbally in today’s hearing.
One researcher from the prosecution team told The Express Tribune that the AFIC has in the past been trusted by courts due to its professional standards in cases where medical records from other hospitals need verification. He suggested that the prosecution is aware of the hospital’s credibility, making it difficult for the team to challenge the authenticity or merits of the report in question.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 9th, 2014.