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Islamabad (Pakistan) March 31, 2014High treason: this is the charge against the former president and former head of the Pakistani Armed Forces Pervez Musharraf. To formalize it was a special court charged with judging him. The disputed facts date back to 2007, when the defendant declared a state of emergency and suspended the Constitution.The indictment
Musharraf, 70, had pleaded not guilty in the courtroom. The former head of state, who went to court with special permission from the Institute of Cardiology of the Armed Forces where he was admitted, was the court composed of three judges and led by Faisal Arab of the Supreme Court of Sindh.
Defense statements
Prior to the formalization of the accusation, Musharraf's lawyer Farogh Naseem had requested permission for his client to travel to Dubai to visit his ailing mother, claiming that the Pakistani Constitution does not allow travel to be restricted to any citizen. Naseem then explained that Musharraf presented himself spontaneously in court and that no arrest warrant had been issued against him.
"I don't expect justice"
"I do not expect justice from those who currently govern," said Musharraf in the courtroom, quoted by the Geo News website. The former president claimed he gave the Pakistan army 44 years of his life and made his defense invincible. "Does this mean treason?" He asked.