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President’s Powers regarding death penalty challenge in Supreme Court

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Musharraf’s Death Penalty Challenge in the Supreme Court

 

A constitutional request for a pardon, suspension or withdrawal of death sentence from the President has been filed in the Supreme Court. It has been adopted that Article 45 of the Constitution contradicts the Qur’an so that the power of pardon, suspension, or reduction of the death sentence from the President should be immediately withdrawn.

 

The request also stated according to Article 227, the President cannot abolish the death sentence. The death sentence, suspension or reduction of power is only with the legacy of the deceased. Therefore, termination or remission of the President’s sentence is unconstitutional and unlawful. Special court sends death sentence to former Army Chief General (retd) Pervez Musharraf in the serious treason case.

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Justice Waqar Ahmed Seth, the head of the special court, ruled. Former president Pervez Musharraf has been declared guilty of serious treason. Former President and former Army Chief General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death. Former President Pervez Musharraf suspended the constitution and imposed an emergency in the country on November 3, 2007. A case was registered against Pervez Musharraf during the regime of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Special court orders Pervez Musharraf death sentence 2 a given the majority. A detailed judgment of the serious treason case will be issued within 48 hours.

 

According to the court decision, Pervez Musharraf passed the constitution on November 3, 2007. It is to be noted that the Islamabad High Court last month ordered that the special court hearing the serious treason case against Pervez Musharraf be stayed. Was. The court ordered that the federal government should appoint a new prosecutor for the treason case and the special court should hear the decision from all the parties.