Pakistani President Musharraf sentenced to death for national treason December 18th 6:09
A special court in Pakistan sentenced former President Musharraf to death for national treason for illegally proclaiming an emergency and suspending the constitution.
Pakistan's former President Musharraf was elected president after seizing power by the coup in 1999 when he was the army's top army chief of staff. Therefore, they were charged with national treason for declaring emergency situations illegally and stopping the constitution.
In a special tribunal held on the 17th in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, the presiding judge sentenced former President Musharraf to the death penalty.
Although the details of the decision are not clear, according to local media, when the death penalty was handed down, the presiding judge stated that the defendant's treason was obvious.
Former President Musharraf has been living virtually asylum abroad for three years because of illness treatment, and in a special court, he was acquitted through a lawyer.
Former President Musharraf is dissatisfied with the judgment on the 17th and is considering appealing to the Supreme Court.
Regarding the ruling, Pakistani army, the mother of former President Musharraf, issued a statement, stating, “Soldiers feel a great deal of pain and are accepting the ruling. He showed his attitude to defend former President Musharraf.