Summary The former president would have to appear before a special court on Dec 24 in treason case.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Islamabad High Court has rejected an intra-court appeal filed against the formation of a special court to try former military ruler Gen (rtd) Pervez Musharraf in the treason trial.
A division bench of the IHC comprising Chief Justice Anwar Kasi and Justice Shaukat Siddiui, upholding objections of the Registrar Office, rejected the plea.
The ruling said that neither basic rights of the applicant were violated nor he was the affected party in the matter.
In his plea the applicant had stated that the notification regarding the formation of a special court should be cancelled as it was not in accordance with the Constitution and law of Pakistan.
During the hearing, Justice Siddiqui said the decision of hold Musharraf’s trial was taken by the government, and that the person on trial had himself not objected the move.
