Hearing for Musharraf treason trial resumes

Published January 21, 2014
Police officers stand guard at the gate of the Special Court, formed to try former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf for treason in Islamabad.  — Photo by Reuters
Police officers stand guard at the gate of the Special Court, formed to try former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf for treason in Islamabad. — Photo by Reuters

ISLAMABAD:The special court constituted to try General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for treason on Tuesday resumed the hearing of the case.

The court constituted three high court judges and is headed by Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court.

During today's proceedings, the court inquired of the prosecution as to whether the interior secretary had any special authority to file a complaint without consulting the government.

Responding to which, chief prosecutor Akram Shaikh said the government had established clear rules of business in accordance with the constitution, adding that the prime minister and the cabinet did not carry out the processes of investigation and prosecution.

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