Yesterday, a Pakistani court sentenced Pervez Musharraf, the country's former military chief, to death for "high treason and undermining the constitution."
The court said in a summary of the verdict that it analyzed the complaints, registrations, defenses and facts in the case, and reached its ruling by a majority, as two of the three judges upheld the verdict against Musharraf.
The case centered on Musharraf’s decision to suspend the constitution and impose a state of emergency in 2007, according to his lawyer, Akhtar Shah.
The emergency move sparked protests against Musharraf, which prompted him to resign in 2008 in the face of measures to isolate him, especially after a supportive political party gave him a lukewarm performance in the general elections.
In 2017, a Pakistani court considered Musharraf fleeing justice as part of a trial linked to the killing of Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and Musharraf denies any role in the events that led to her assassination.
Legal experts in Islamabad said Musharraf could appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.