Musharraf's treason trial

[yazdi]

Re: Musharraf’s treason trial

@Silaaj

Your points are valid, but this is a treason trial, not a bank fraud case. A lot more factors will be involved here than are in a run-of-the-mill case. Moreover, the fact that incidents of 1999 are directly or indirectly related to 2007 will make it difficult for the prosecution to keep 1999 away from this. No judge can prevent Musharraf’s lawyers from mentioning 1999 in order to contextualize the 2007 trial. And once 1999 is mentioned, all the PCO judges get factored in as well.

Sure Musharraf will get a lot of humiliation from this, but I find a conviction very difficult.

And Musharraf an d his lawyers will be given full chance to defend his actions. The point I am making is that they will not be allowed to tell fairytales in the court. Until now I have heard only these 2 grounds in TV talk shows being raised by Musharraf supporters which will be totally invalid for Musharraf’s defense. If there are some other logical legally valid argument.. he may be declared innocent.

1999 action has parliamentary endorsement.. which is not available for 2007 action. Moreover the offender does not dictate which wrong action should be penalized. It is totally the right of the aggrieved party to decide which wrong action should be defended by the alleged offender.

The case against PCO judges is already decided and will be considered past and closed matter. The PCO judges of 1999 have parliamentary protection while PCO judges of 2007 are already declared offenders in a 2009 judgment. A past and closed matter will not be reopened in this trial.