High treason case: Pervez Musharraf, Interior Ministry move court to postpone verdict
Govt, Musharraf asked IHC to annul the announcement of verdict in high treason case by special court
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Former military ruler and Interior ministry on Monday requested the Islamabad High Court to stop a special court from announcing its verdict in a high treason case against Pervez Musharraf.
The special court had reserved its verdict on November 19 and said that it will be announced on November 28.
In its petition, the interior ministry requested that the verdict in the high treason case by special court be stopped until a new prosecution team is formed.
It further asked IHC to annul the announcement of verdict in high treason case by special court.
Former military dictator Pervez Musharraf has separately asked the court to suspend the special court’s reserved verdict until his lawyer is given the opportunity to submit his stance.
Musharraf was indicted in the case in March 2014 for suspending the Constitution in 2007. In 2016, he left to seek medical treatment in Dubai and hasn’t returned since.
In October, the government had sacked the entire prosecution team formed by the previous PML-N government.
On October 24, the interior ministry de-notified the prosecution and constitutional teams, as well as the research assistant working on the high treason case against Musharraf. The notification said that the step was taken under Section 4-A of the Central Law Officers Ordinance, 1970, which deals with appointments made by the president. It says that the services of the teams have been “disengaged”.
Meanwhile, IHC has set application to postpone the verdict for hearing.
Full bench if IHC comprising Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiani would hear the case on Tuesday at 12:30 PM.
