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Musharraf challenges special court formed for treason trial

Islamabad: A day before facing high treason charges for imposing emergency in 2007, embattled former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf today filed an appeal against the special court formed to try him.  The petition, filed in

PTI PTI Updated on: December 31, 2013 17:21 IST
musharraf challenges special court formed for treason trial
musharraf challenges special court formed for treason trial

Islamabad: A day before facing high treason charges for imposing emergency in 2007, embattled former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf today filed an appeal against the special court formed to try him.  


The petition, filed in the Islamabad High Court, challenged Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan's decision to reject three earlier pleas by Musharraf against the special court.  

“We have filed an intra-court appeal against the December 23 order of the court, which had dismissed our previous applications. We have now filed it before a larger bench,” Mohammad Ali Saif, a key member of Musharraf's legal team, told PTI.

The petition asked the High Court to restrict the special court from functioning and said Musharraf should get a fair trial. Therefore, the trial should be carried out by a military court, it said.

Musharraf alleged the formation of the special court was a “combined conspiracy” by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and hence, it should not be allowed to function.

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