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SC upholds Musharraf’s death sentence in treason case

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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence that former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf received in “high treason case” in 2019 from special court. The hearing was conducted by four-member bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa  and consisting of Justices Mansoor Ali Shah, Aminuddin Khan, and Athar Minallah. In November 2007, the former monarch was found guilty of high  treason for his “unconstitutional” decision to declare an emergency. On December 17, 2019, special court sentenced him to death under Article of the Constitution. Declared “unconstitutional” on January 13, 2020, the Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the decision of special court established to  consider the high treason case under Article 6.

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