Verdict against Musharraf lowers army’s morale: Chaudhry Shujaat
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Q chairman Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Friday said the verdict of special court to hang former president and top military official Pervez Musharraf lowered the morale of Pakistan Army.
In a statement regarding the treason case decision, the PML-Q leader said the judgment had affected Pakistan’s image across the world. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Waqar Seth, Justice Nazar Akbar of Sindh High Court (SHC) and Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court (LHC) announced the verdict that was reserved on December 5.
During the hearing, Justice Seth said the ex-president had been found of guilty of violating the Article 6 of the Constitution by clamping the state of emergency on November 3, 2007. According to the High Treason (Punishment) Act 1973, any person who abrogates or subverts or suspends or hold in abeyance or attempts or conspires to abrogate or subvert or suspend or hold in abeyance the Constitution by use of force or show force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason. The sentence for high treason is death or life term.
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