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Pak Supreme Court’s detailed verdict binds govt to prosecute Musharraf |
The Pakistan Supreme
Court’s detailed judgement on Pervez Musharraf’s emergency declaration binds the
Gilani government to prosecute the former president under Article 6. The country’s
apex court has pointed out that Musharraf should be punished for the crimes he
committed on Nov 3, 2007, and thus made the government bound to act in accordance
with the Constitution. “General Pervez Musharraf was as much a usurper as was
General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan after the imposition of martial law in 1969.
Therefore, his actions should be nullified, and he would be liable to be tried
for high treason and punished,” The News quoted the October 1 court judgement,
as saying. “Along with Article 237 as finally approved, the framers of the Constitution
also legislated Article 6 of the Constitution, which provided that any person
who abrogated or attempted or conspired to abrogate, subverted or attempted or
conspired to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by other
unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason,” it added. The judgement
noted that each member of the Pakistan Army, as per his oath under the constitution,
is bound to discharge his duties honestly to the best of his ability, faithfully
in accordance with the Constitution and the law. “We agree to the contention of
the learned counsel that General Pervez Musharraf failed to abide by his oath
to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. The Constitution was framed
to continue to be in force at all times,” the bench head by the Chief Justice
of Pakistan wrote. |
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