ISLAMABAD – Dissenting note on former President Pervaiz Musharraf deathpenalty makes stunning claims.
In his dissenting note in Musharraf high treason case judgment, JusticeNazarullah Akbar states he does not agree with the verdict of the two otherjudges of the same bench. He added the prosecution team could not prove thecase and therefore, the accused is not liable for death sentence.
The bench consisted of Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth,Justice Nazarullah Akbar and Justice Karim.
The dissenting note comprised of 42 pages.
Justice Akbar stated, “I have respectfully gone through the proposedjudgment authored by my brother Waqas Ahmad Seth […] with my humblecomprehension of law and justice, I happened to dissent with majority viewof my learned brothers.”
The note elaborated the actions taken by Musharraf on November 3, 2007 canbe termed illegal and unconstitutional but they cannot be tantamount totreason.
Justice Nazarullah stated that he was not satisfied with the evidenceprovided by the prosecution and hence, he disagrees with the judgment ofthe other two judges. In his note, Justice Akbar stated that he acquitsMusharraf in the high treason case.
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The verdict in high treason case against Musharraf has drawn criticism fromboth the political and civil groups across the country.
The people took to social media and most of them tweeted against awardingdeath sentence to the ex-army chief.
The people were of the view that Musharraf is not a traitor and aconspiracy has been hatched against the armed forces and to ignite riftsbetween the state institutions.
Earlier, the special court announced its short verdict in the said case.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.
