Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death for high treason
18/12/2019, MEHMAL SARFRAZ ,LAHORE
18/12/2019, MEHMAL SARFRAZ ,LAHORE
Pervez Musharraf
A special court in Pakistan on Tuesday awarded the death sentence to the former dictator, General Pervez Musharraf, for committing high treason.
The former President, who seized power through a military coup in 1999, was found guilty of high treason under Article 6 of the Constitution for imposing emergency on November 3, 2007, the court said.
Article 6 says, “Any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or holds in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance, the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.”
Gen. Musharraf, who is now in Dubai, said in a video statement that he is “being victimised”. “This is absolutely baseless. I have served my country for 10 years. I have fought for my country. This is the case in which I have not been heard and I have been victimised.”
A special court in Pakistan on Tuesday awarded the death sentence to the former dictator, General Pervez Musharraf, for committing high treason.
The former President, who seized power through a military coup in 1999, was found guilty of high treason under Article 6 of the Constitution for imposing emergency on November 3, 2007, the court said.
Article 6 says, “Any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or holds in abeyance, or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance, the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason.”
Gen. Musharraf, who is now in Dubai, said in a video statement that he is “being victimised”. “This is absolutely baseless. I have served my country for 10 years. I have fought for my country. This is the case in which I have not been heard and I have been victimised.”
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