*ISLAMABAD – **PML N top leader breaks silence over the death penaltyverdict against former president Pervez Musharraf.*
*Senior PML-N leader Pervaiz Rashid opposed on Friday death penalty toformer military dictator Pervez Musharraf, saying he was not in favour ofcapital punishment.*
“As a human, I don’t like someone is sentenced to death,” the PML-N leadersaid. “I am against death penalty.”
He, however, said that he was satisfied with the special court’s verdictagainst Musharraf. Abrogating the constitution is a crime, Rashid added.
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Musharraf was allowed to leave the country for medical treatment in thePML-N government’s tenure.
Rashid claimed the former military dictator was allowed to go abroad on therecommendation of ex-army chief Raheel Sharif. He said the PML-N governmentdidn’t have the power to stop him.
