Pakistan's Musharraf charged in treason case

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

A court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with treason, the first army chief to face such a prosecution.

Mr Musharraf is accused of unlawfully suspending the constitution and instituting emergency rule in 2007.

He pleaded not guilty and has always claimed that the charges against him are politically motivated. He faces the death penalty if convicted.
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Mr Musharraf seized power from Mr Sharif in a coup in 1999. He remained president until 2008, when a democratically elected government came into power.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26815518

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Strange that the 1999 coup isn't the reason for the treason charge. More:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/31/pakistan-pervez-musharraf-court-treason
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2014/03/pakistan-musharraf-indicted-treason-20143316428403448.html
http://www.dawn.com/news/1096826/musharraf-indicted-for-treason-pleads-not-guilty-to-all-charges

[Kahuna]

1. Dubya's bestie who was protecting bin ladin. nt

[cosmicone]

2. Hope they hang him instead of sending him to Switzerland

like past military strongmen.