ISLAMABAD – Federal government announced to take action against the SCJustice who authored former President Pervaiz Musharraf verdict.
Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor has said that the judgment ofthe special court in Musharraf high treason case is ‘unconstitutional’,against legal parameters and based on malafide intentions, media reportedon Thursday.
The attorney general said that the government will take action against thejudge who authored the verdict and will send the case to the SupremeJudicial Council for further progress. He said, “We will not accept thisdecision.”
Mansoor said, “I condemn the special court’s verdict which is biased and isagainst the Constitution.” He said strong remarks have been issued in thedetailed verdict by the judges.
Mansoor said that the said judges should be tried for authoring the biasedjudgment. “A judge who is mentally challenged should not be allowed toconduct hearing of cases and should be suspended immediately.”
He maintained that the verdict has hurt the sentiments of millions ofpeople and is a conspiracy to create rifts between the state institutions.
The AG said that the Pakistan Army has been attacked in the judgment.
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He said, “I will make efforts to revert the court’s verdict and make itvoid.”
Earlier today, the special court announced its detailed verdict in the saidcase. The court awarded death sentence to Musharraf and ordered to hang hisbody in D-Chowk if he dies before undergoing the said punishment.
The court also ordered that the facilitators and uniformed officers, whowere involved in breaking the Constitution should also be taken to task.
The government and the Armed Forces of Pakistan showed resentment over theverdict. The government has been making efforts to create unity and avoidclash among the state institutions.
The high treason case commenced in 2013 and the trial was conducted for sixyears.
