(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) On November 21 the special court had accepted Musharrafs plea and had ordered for the inclusion of the names of the co-accused in the list of abettors.
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ‘restrained’ a special court from hearing a treason case against former military ruler Gen. (retd) Pervez Musharraf.
The decision was announced by Justice Athar Minallah in response to petitions filed by former prime minister Shaukat Aziz former chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar and former law minister Zahid Hamid who had challenged the November 21 order of the special court to include their names in treason trial as abettors.
On November 21 the special court had accepted Musharraf’s plea and had ordered for the inclusion of the names of the co-accused in the list of abettors.
The petitioners’ counsels in their respective application maintained that under Section 342 of the Criminal Procedure Code the accused has no right to ask for a joint trial with a co-accused as it is only the right of the prosecution to decide who to prosecute.
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