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Islamabad: The death sentence for treason handed to former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf by a special tribunal last month was overruled the Lahore High Court on Monday, Musharraf’s lawyers said.
The Lahore court ruled that the formation of the special tribunal was unconstitutional and illegal, Musharraf defence lawyer Azhar Siddique said.
The three-judge tribunal handed down the death sentence to Musharraf last month after a trial that lasted several years. Musharraf ruled Pakistan between 1999 and 2008.
Two out of the three judges ruled that Musharraf was guilty of abrogating Pakistan’s constitution in 2007 to purge higher judiciary officials to avoid legal challenges to his rule.
Musharraf, 76 and now living in exile in Dubai, overthrew the government of the then prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, in a bloodless military coup in 1999. (dpa)
The Lahore court ruled that the formation of the special tribunal was unconstitutional and illegal, Musharraf defence lawyer Azhar Siddique said.
The three-judge tribunal handed down the death sentence to Musharraf last month after a trial that lasted several years. Musharraf ruled Pakistan between 1999 and 2008.
Two out of the three judges ruled that Musharraf was guilty of abrogating Pakistan’s constitution in 2007 to purge higher judiciary officials to avoid legal challenges to his rule.
Musharraf, 76 and now living in exile in Dubai, overthrew the government of the then prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, in a bloodless military coup in 1999. (dpa)
