Summary The special court bench is reviewing the charge sheet filed by the federation against Musharraf.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - A session of the special court, formed by the then Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on request of federal government to try former President Musharraf for high treason has begun in Islamabad on Friday.
The three-member judge bench of the special court, headed by Justice Faisal Arbab is reviewing the charge sheet filed by the federation against Musharraf.
A decision over issuance of summon for Musharraf will be taken by the special court after reviewing the complaints filed by the government.
The federal government submitted a petition in the special court to initiate hearing of high treason against former dictator Pervez Musharraf. An 8-page plea was filed in the office of special court’s registrar on Thursday.
The government requested that a case may be initiated against the former dictator under Article-6 of the Constitution for abrogating the constitution of the country by imposing emergency on 3rd November 2007.
The interior ministry had also setup two teams to try former President Pervez Musharraf under Article 6 of the constitution. The two teams, constitution and prosecution, will be headed by Dr Tariq Hassan and Nasiruddin Khan respectively. Both of the teams will be working under the supervision of advocate Akram Sheikh.
The constitution team comprises 10 lawyers while the prosecution has 11 team members. A notification in this regard has also been issued by the interior ministry.
Meanwhile the the charge sheet pressed five charges including November 3 emergency, detention of superior judges and implementation of PCO against Musharraf. The federation will show the details of his orders as proof in the court.
The interior secretary will act as the complainant and authorise the FIA DG to file the complaint, the sources added.
A three-member special court including Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court, Justice Tahira Safdar of the Balochistan High Court and Justice Yawar Ali of Lahore High Court was constituted by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry at the request of the government under the Criminal Law Amendment (Special Court) Act 1976.
