Musharraf ECL case: Govt submits records of all cases against ex-dictator in SC
Musharraf's counsel debunked speculation that the government had agreed to allow Musharraf to leave the country.
ISLAMABAD:
In a bid to stop former President Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country, the federal government on Monday submitted records of all cases pending against the former dictator to the Supreme Court just days before the apex court is due to hear an appeal against the Sindh High Court's order to remove the dictator’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) office on Monday submitted the record of cases along with various courts orders issued against Musharraf in cases including the Lal Masjid case, Benazir Bhutto murder case, Akbar Bugti murder case, judges detention case and others.
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. However, that ruling was later overturned by the court.
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. On July 25, the apex had rejected the former president’s plea for scheduling the hearing immediately after Eidul Fitr.
The court is now due to hear the case on October 1.
Chaudhry Faisal Hussain, who is part of Musharraf’s legal team, told The Express Tribune that he had complete faith in 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, adding that the government is spreading propaganda against his client. “They’re interlinking the ongoing political impasse with the high treason case.”
In addition to the three criminal cases, Musharraf is also accused in a high treason case which is being heard separately.
Hussain debunked speculation that the government had agreed to allow Musharraf to leave the country.
In a bid to stop former President Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf from leaving the country, the federal government on Monday submitted records of all cases pending against the former dictator to the Supreme Court just days before the apex court is due to hear an appeal against the Sindh High Court's order to remove the dictator’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) office on Monday submitted the record of cases along with various courts orders issued against Musharraf in cases including the Lal Masjid case, Benazir Bhutto murder case, Akbar Bugti murder case, judges detention case and others.
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. However, that ruling was later overturned by the court.
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. On July 25, the apex had rejected the former president’s plea for scheduling the hearing immediately after Eidul Fitr.
The court is now due to hear the case on October 1.
Chaudhry Faisal Hussain, who is part of Musharraf’s legal team, told The Express Tribune that he had complete faith in 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, adding that the government is spreading propaganda against his client. “They’re interlinking the ongoing political impasse with the high treason case.”
In addition to the three criminal cases, Musharraf is also accused in a high treason case which is being heard separately.
Hussain debunked speculation that the government had agreed to allow Musharraf to leave the country.