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Special Court to give verdict on Musharraf’s acquittal plea today
ISLAMABAD: The Special Court will announce today (Friday) judgment on the plea filed by former President General (R) Pervez Musharaf, seeking his acquittal in the high treason case as well as to involve co-accused in the matter and proceed against those people who advised him for imposing emergency on November 3, 2007.
A three member Special Court, headed by Justice Faisal Arab, and comprising Justice Tahira Safdar and Justice Yawar Ali on October 31 had reserved judgment in the plea filed by the former president, seeking acquittal in the high treason case as well as to involve co-accused in the matter and proceed against those people who advised him for imposing emergency on 3rd of November 2007.
The court, after hearing the arguments of prosecution and defence had reserved the judgment ruling that both the sides have argued extensively hence the decision in the instant matter would be announced today.
Barrister Farogh Naseem, counsel for former President Pervez Musharaf, had filed an application with the Special Court, seeking joint trial of all civil, judicial and military leaders who were part of the setup when Proclamation of Emergency was declared in the country on 3rd of November 2007.
The defence counsel on October 31, while concluding his arguments, presented a transcript and DVD of former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s speech in which he had taken full responsibility for the decision to impose emergency.He had submitted that imposition of emergency was a collective decision taken in consultation with the then civil and military leaders.
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