6 hours agoFormer Pakistani president sentenced to death
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Pakistan's former president, Pervez Musharraf, has been sentenced to death. The decision was made by a special body formed by the Special Court. Musharraf was convicted of high treason against the nation. The charge concerns his decision made in 2007 when he suspended the Constitution with the deployment of the “Emergency Law”, aimed at [...]
Musharraf was convicted of high treason against the nation.
The charge concerns his decision made in 2007 when he suspended the Constitution with the deployment of the “Emergency Law”, in order to extend his mandate.
General Pervez Musharraf came to power in 1999 through a coup, later to appoint Pakistani president from 2001 to 2008.
He is currently in Dubai, not Pakistan, after leaving the country in 2016 for medical treatment.
