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LHC Annuls Formation Of Special Court Which Tried Musharraf

LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Monday declared formation of the special court for hearing the treason trial against ex-president and army chief Pervez Musharraf illegal and annulled its creation.

The LHC three member bench headed by Muzahir Ali Akber Naqvi heard a sets of petition filed by Pervez Musharraf against formation of special court and its verdict of death sentence announced on December 18 last year.

Justice Ameer Bhatti and Justice Chaudhry Masood Jahangir were other two members of the bench.

Earlier, the high court had reserved its verdict on petition against formation of the special court for high treason case against Musharraf.

The LHC declared the formation of the special court as unconstitutional and unlawful and annulled the notification of the formation of the special court.

The LHC decision also scrapped the verdict of death sentence given by the special court.

The additional attorney general appeared before the court and said the issue of the treason case was never discussed during a cabinet meeting, nor was it on the cabinet’s agenda. He also said there was no notification available on the formation of the special court.

Musharraf’s lawyer, Ali Zafar, is arguing that by not bringing the matter to the cabinet, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif did not follow protocol. He says the order to file the treason case, is therefore, not valid.

The federal government’s lawyer confirmed that the PM had dealt with the case single-handedly. He sent it to the FIA, which then filed a recommendation and a special court was made.

Musharraf’s lawyer says the basis of the case is wrong.