Former president Musharraf indicted in high treason case
Former military ruler has rejected all the charges levelled against him.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Former president and Army chief Gen (Retd) Pervez Musharraf has been indicted in the treason case.
Musharraf is accused of treason 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.
Former military ruler has rejected all the charges levelled against him.
Barrister Farogh Naseem appointed as the new counsel of the former president Pervez Musharraf after a team of counsels defending Pervez Musharraf in treason case boycotted the proceedings of the special court.
Three different routes were established by the capital police before Musharraf’s departure from AFIC.
For the former president’s security, three thousand police and Rangers personnel were deployed on the routes.
The police squad is being headed by Superintendent Police Islamabad Mustansar Feroz and strict security measures were also in place outside AFIC
On Sunday, Pervez Musharraf was shifted to ICU after his blood pressure shot up, a day before he was expected to appear before the Special Court in the high treason case.
“There is a 50-50 chance” of the former president appearing in the court, a member of his legal team, Ahmad Raza Kasuri, said on Sunday.
The three-judge court had issued a warrant against Musharraf on March 14, ordering that he be arrested on March 31 and produced before the bench if he refuses to appear.
It is pertinent to mention here that former president’s ailing mother was admitted to Sharjah Hospital on Saturday when her condition worsened suddenly.
According to a UAE paper, Pervez Musharraf’s 95-year-old mother Zarin Musharraf was taken to W. Wilson Hospital in Sharjah when her condition deteriorated all of a sudden. Reportedly, she is suffering from a breathing difficulty which can lead to heart problem.
