PTI government takes action against PHC Justice Waqar Seth over Pervaiz Musharraf death penalty verdict

PTI government takes action against PHC Justice Waqar Seth over Pervaiz Musharraf death penalty verdict

KARACHI: PTI government takes action against PHC Justice Waqar Seth over Pervaiz Musharraf death penalty verdict. A reference against Justice Waqar Seth, who awarded death sentence to former president Pervez Musharraf and hang his body for three days at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, on Saturday sent to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).

پرویز مشرف کی لاش تین دن تک ڈی چوک پر لٹکانے کا فیصلہ دینے کا معاملہ — جسٹس وقار احمد سیٹھ کیخلاف ریفرنس چیئرمین سپریم جوڈیشل کونسل کو ارسال — ریفرنس محمود اختر نقی نے ارسال کیا ہے — مشرف سے متعلق جسٹس وقار احمد سیٹھ کا فیصلہ غیرقانونی اور غیر آئینی ہے، مجوزہ ریفرنس#ARYNews

Posted by ARY News link on Saturday, December 21, 2019

The reference was forwarded by Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi to the Supreme Judicial Council against Justice Waqar Seth. “The judgment of Justice Waqar against Pervez Musharraf is unconstitutional and unlawful”, the reference reads.

The reference further reads that the judgment is a mala fide and against the Shariah and human rights.

The reference pleads the SJC to null and void the verdict against former president Pervez Musharraf and an action against Justice Waqar Seth demanded.

The special court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to former president Pervez Musharraf in high treason case link against him.

The special court, headed by Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth decided the high treason case with 2-1 split verdict against the former President and Military Chief.