Pakistan's Supreme Court rejects petition seeking Musharraf

[MileStone]

Pakistan's Supreme Court rejects petition seeking Musharraf trial
www.chinaview.cn 2009-08-27 21:30:40

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday, while putting up objections, rejected a constitutional petition seeking trial of former President Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the Constitution of Pakistan, the local NNI news agency reported.

The court said that the petitioner had no locus standi to move the petition and the Supreme Court was not the proper forum to file such petition.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Zafar Ali Shah had filed the petition under Article 184(3) of the Constitution making federal government and Pervez Musharraf as respondents in the case.

The petitioner citing the Supreme Court's verdict that had declared the Nov. 3, 2007 acts by then President Musharraf as illegal and void, pleaded the court to order the government to register the case against former Army Chief under Article 6.

The Constitution's Article 6 says: "Any person who abrogates or attempts or conspires to abrogate, subverts or attempts or conspires to subvert the Constitution by use of force or show of force or by any other unconstitutional means shall be guilty of high treason."

In his plea, Shah maintained that Musharraf committed high treason against the state by declaring emergency on Nov. 3, 2007 and dismissing more than 60 judges of the apex courts.

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani earlier had ruled out his government would seek a trial of the former military president for high treason, at the risk of a political fallout.

The opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar had accused the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of forgetting its promises in the past to try Musharraf.

Musharraf resigned in 2008 under the yoke of impeachment from the new rulers who torpedoed his allies in the general elections.

 

[hnuter555]

another example of law of necessicity been used once again by superme court of pakistan however it was politicans not supereme court who need to invoke artcile six to trail mushraf

but as some poet said ** hasreet un gunchoo pee ***
****jo bin kalie murjah gee ****

Therefore [musharaf] is past and closed transation
there is no hope for pakistan i am afraid under current leaders what so ever

 

[abbasiali]

I think we should take it as, Law is Law, and definitely allegation has to be fulfilled with all legal measurements, so lets see how it will work, will it work or not. Question of the day. One thing is very clear, our ELITE class is not in favor of any trial, so it seems, that this trial will never happen, those who got the mandate of looting, they are busy in looting with coalition, and once they will run away, they will be provided a legal cover, they are already holding their coverage in London, and new comers, will also do the same, which is happening now, so in short, whether it is Parliament or Judiciary, conclusion will remain same, save and very well protected passage to all looters. (UNFORTUNATE) But todays truth.