Musharraf receives arrest warrant, reiterates concerns about special court
Former president says he does not acknowledge the authority of the special court.
Former president Pervez Musharraf. PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD:
Former president Pervez Musharraf received the bailable arrest warrant issued for him but reiterated that he does not acknowledge the authority of the special court constituted to try him for treason, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The special court was formed on November 19 with Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court (SHC), Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) and Justice Yawar Ali of the Lahore High Court (LHC) as its members.
The Islamabad police served the warrant to Musharraf at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology(AFIC), where he is hospitalised.
The former president personally wrote a note saying he does not believe that the special court has the right to try him. He handed the note to the police.
The ex-military strongman is due to appear before the special court to face treason charges under Article 6 for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts.
Musharraf overthrew the government of current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless military coup in 1999 and ruled until 2008. His lawyers had claimed that Nawaz is using the treason case to get revenge.
The 70-year-old ex-commando is the first former military dictator in Pakistan’s history to face trial for treason.
Former president Pervez Musharraf received the bailable arrest warrant issued for him but reiterated that he does not acknowledge the authority of the special court constituted to try him for treason, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The special court was formed on November 19 with Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court (SHC), Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) and Justice Yawar Ali of the Lahore High Court (LHC) as its members.
The Islamabad police served the warrant to Musharraf at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology(AFIC), where he is hospitalised.
The former president personally wrote a note saying he does not believe that the special court has the right to try him. He handed the note to the police.
The ex-military strongman is due to appear before the special court to face treason charges under Article 6 for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of the superior courts.
Musharraf overthrew the government of current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless military coup in 1999 and ruled until 2008. His lawyers had claimed that Nawaz is using the treason case to get revenge.
The 70-year-old ex-commando is the first former military dictator in Pakistan’s history to face trial for treason.