{"id":36429,"date":"2013-04-08T13:05:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-08T10:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=36429"},"modified":"2013-04-08T13:05:36","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T10:05:36","slug":"pakistans-supreme-court-asks-former-military-ruler-to-appear-before-court-36429","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/pakistans-supreme-court-asks-former-military-ruler-to-appear-before-court-36429\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan\u2019s Supreme Court asks former military ruler to appear before court"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pakistan\u2019s former military ruler Parvez Musharraf: File Pic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pakistan\u2019s Supreme Court Monday asked country\u2019s former military ruler Parvez Musharraf to appear before the court tomorrow (Tuesday) in the treason case against him.<\/h1>\n

Islamabad, April 8\/Nationalturk \u2013 In a major setback to country\u2019s former military ruler General (Retd) Parvez Musharraf, Pakistan\u2019s Supreme Court Monday asked him to appear before the court tomorrow (Tuesday) in the treason case against him.<\/p>\n

A two-member bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Jawad S Khawaja heard the petition against Musharraf today. Earlier, Pakistan\u2019s Chief Justice Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry stepped down from the initially formed three-member bench to hear the case.<\/p>\n

After the hearing, the Apex Court directed Musharraf to appear in person or thorough his counsel before the court on Tuesday (April 9).<\/p>\n

Musharraf should not leave country: \u00a0Court<\/h2>\n

The court directed country\u2019s Interior Ministry to ensure that the former military ruler does not leave the country. \u00a0\u201cThe court has also summoned a report from the Interior Ministry regarding the name of Musharraf being placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) to prevent him from leaving the country,\u201d a lawyer, who was present in the court said.<\/p>\n

The Supreme court has also issued a notice to the Pakistan government for its stance on the case.<\/p>\n

Musharraf, who returned to Pakistan on March 24 to contest the May 11 general election after spending more than four years in self-imposed exile, \u00a0faces scores of legal cases, including the 2006 killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti, 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto and termination of country\u2019s top judges.<\/p>\n

A petition had been filed in the apex court seeking prosecution of Musharraf under the\u00a0High Treason Act 1973 for \u00a0suspending the Constitution and imposing emergency rule in 2007 \u2013 a move that had finally led to his downfall.<\/p>\n

On October 12, 1999, then army chief Gen Parvez Musharraf had toppled the elected government of Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup and imposed military rule. Later in 2007, he had declared emergency rule and sacked dozens of superior court judges, putting many of them, including Justice Chaudhry, under house arrest.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s newspaper, Express Tribune, quoted senior legal expert Advocate Ali Zafar as saying, \u201cAs a head of the state, Musharraf was constitutionally empowered to impose emergency rule. The president has the authority to impose emergency rule \u2013 but Musharraf could be tried for treason if the court declares his November 3, 2007 steps unconstitutional\u201d<\/p>\n

He said misuse of authority [by the president] cannot be tantamount to high treason. \u201cMusharraf could stand trial for treason if the court declares that he did not have the power to take such steps,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Musharraf\u2019s papers accepted<\/h3>\n

Finally, there is a good news for embattled Parvez Musharraf. One of his nomination papers for contesting the May 11 general elections in Pakistan have been accepted by the officials.<\/p>\n

Musharraf had filed papers to contest the general elections from four seats, including Karachi, Islamabad, Chitral and Kasur. However, his nomination papers from three seats were rejected by officials and his papers from Chitral constituency in restive Khyber Pakhtunwa province were accepted.<\/p>\n

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Faiz Ahmad \/ NationalTurk Pakistan News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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