Expunging Musharraf's name from ECL: SC to hear govt's appeal on October 1

Hussain debunked speculation that the government had agreed to allow Musharraf to leave the country.


Hasnaat Malik September 23, 2014

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Tuesday announced the schedule for hearing an appeal filed by the government against Sindh High Court’s decision to remove former President Pervez Musharraf’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL), with a hearing set for October 1, 2014.

A five judge larger bench of the apex court headed by chief justice Nasirul Mulk is hearing federal government’s appeal against SHC’s June 12 order for removing Musharraf’s name from ECL.

The apex court had on June 23 suspended SHC’s judgement, and adjourned the hearing for four weeks. However, another hearing of the case could not take place.

The apex court on July 25 had rejected the former president’s plea for scheduling the hearing immediately after Eidul Fitr.

Chaudhry Faisal Hussain, who is part of Musharraf’s legal team, told The Express Tribune that he had complete trust on the judiciary, and hoped that his client would get justice.

“Ongoing protests have not given any advantage to our client as he is still facing the trial,” he said. “It is propaganda by the government. They’re interlinking the ongoing political impasse with high treason case.”

Hussain debunked speculation that the government had agreed to allow Musharraf to leave the country.

The former military dictator is facing four criminal cases including one high treason case filed by the federal government.

Before the government had filed its complaint, four petitions had been filed before the Supreme Court with the plea that the government should be directed to try Musharraf under the High Treason Act 1973.

Musharraf had been placed on the ECL on April 5, 2013, following a Sindh High Court order on March 29, wherein it was directed that he will not leave the country without permission of the trial court.

COMMENTS (2)

liaqat ali | 9 years ago | Reply

I hope , SCP will decide in favour of Musharraf and Govt . this time will wisely decide to let him go. Conspirators are ready to sacrifice well being of nation for the sake of one person .Govt . should let go its ego and be pragmatice in the larger interest of the nation. Say good riddance . Go Mush go . And take IK and TUQ along with you also . And if miltablishment do not give another lease of life to NS by firing him , then people will get rid of him surely in 2018 . Infact if Mush did not interfere in 1999, we wouldnt have NS and Zardai on the acene for this long. Please please let the slow , yes very slow and very messy but tested path of democaracy work .

ObserverUSA | 9 years ago | Reply

NS: I beg you to send this conspirator/trouble-maker away.

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