Musharraf seeks adjournment of high treason case for 5 weeks

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Musharraf seeks adjournment of high treason case for 5 weeks

ISLAMABAD: An application was filed in the special court on Wednesday by former President Pervez Musharraf, seeking an exemption from making a court appearance in the treason case.

A three-member special court headed by Justice Faisal Arab and comprising Justice Tahira Safdar and Justice Yawar Ali constituted for the high treason trial of Pervez Musharraf was expected to indict him on Wednesday.

During today’s proceedings, the counsels for Musharraf filed an application in the special court to exempt their client from appearing before it today, citing threats to his life.

In another application, Musharraf’s legal team also requested the court to adjourn the case for a period of five weeks, alleging that the federal government had failed to put adequate security measures in place for the former president.

The application added that Musharraf had called for the November 3, 2007 emergency in his capacity as the country’s military chief, adding that he could only be tried by a military court in that respect as opposed to by the special court as it had been formed.

Earlier, top security arrangements had been made for Musharraf’s scheduled appearance before the special court.

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