Plea seeking completion of trial against Pervez Musharraf filed in SC
Plea seeking completion of trial against Pervez Musharraf filed in SC
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A petition seeking completion of trial against former president Pervez Musharraf and announcement of high treason case’s reserved verdict on the decided date has been filed in Supreme Court (SC) today (Tuesday).
The plea, submitted by Lahore High Court (LHC) Bar Association, stated that SC has already given clear instructions to trial court to conclude the case as early as possible. Federal government is creating hurdles for smooth proceedings of the case, it added.
The petition further requested the apex court to issue directives for implementation on its April 2019 judgment. Special court is violating SC’s order by not completing the trial against Pervez Musharraf, it asserted.
The development came after a full bench of LHC heard petitions filed by Musharraf and federal government against reserving verdict of high treason case.
During the hearing, Justice Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi said we are receiving information about filing of another petition in federal capital over which, Musharraf’s lawyer Khawaja Tariq Rahim told that interior minister had submitted the plea in Islamabad High Court (IHC).
The court had summoned Attorney General for assistance in the case and directed the authorities to submit summary regarding formation of trial court.
Earlier, trial court had reserved verdict of high treason case against former president and military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf that is scheduled to be announced on November 28.
The court had also remarked that Musharraf’s lawyers can submit their written arguments regarding the case till November 26.
It is to be mentioned here that ex-president is facing treason trial under Article 6 of the Constitution as well as Section 2 of the High Treason Act for clamping the state of emergency on Nov 3, 2007.
He was booked in the treason case in December 2013 and was indicted by a special court in March 2014, but he left for Dubai in 2016 to “seek medical treatment” and has not returned since.
