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Pakistan's Musharraf avoids treason charge by caretaker government | Pakistan's Musharraf avoids treason charge by caretaker government |
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The caretaker government in Pakistan has said it will not put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for high treason. | The caretaker government in Pakistan has said it will not put former military ruler Pervez Musharraf on trial for high treason. |
The government said such a move exceeded its mandate and a decision should be taken by the winner of next month's polls. | The government said such a move exceeded its mandate and a decision should be taken by the winner of next month's polls. |
The former president, who led Pakistan for nine years, is currently under house arrest in Islamabad. | The former president, who led Pakistan for nine years, is currently under house arrest in Islamabad. |
He was held last week over the illegal detention of judges in 2007. | He was held last week over the illegal detention of judges in 2007. |
Mr Musharraf has described all the cases against him as politically motivated. | Mr Musharraf has described all the cases against him as politically motivated. |
In a written reply at a court hearing, the interim government said that its mandate was limited to organising elections and tackling the security threats in the run-up to the polls. | In a written reply at a court hearing, the interim government said that its mandate was limited to organising elections and tackling the security threats in the run-up to the polls. |
The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad says it is unclear if the caretaker government's response will satisfy the judges. | The BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad says it is unclear if the caretaker government's response will satisfy the judges. |
Pakistan's top judiciary, led by the chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, was at the receiving end of Gen Musharraf's controversial imposition of emergency rule in 2007, our correspondent says. | |
Judges were kept under house arrest for about six months in 2007 after he imposed emergency rule. | Judges were kept under house arrest for about six months in 2007 after he imposed emergency rule. |
Since then, they have been vocal about the need for accountability to prevent any extra-constitutional steps recurring. | |
Mr Musharraf is already on bail for several other criminal cases and has been disqualified from standing in the forthcoming election. | |
The Pakistani Taliban have also vowed to assassinate the former president, who seized power in a 1999 coup. | The Pakistani Taliban have also vowed to assassinate the former president, who seized power in a 1999 coup. |
Many Pakistanis feel that it is about time Pakistan's once most powerful man was held accountable for his actions, our correspondent says. | Many Pakistanis feel that it is about time Pakistan's once most powerful man was held accountable for his actions, our correspondent says. |
But others see the treatment being meted out to him as unfair and an attempt by some in the judiciary to give him a taste of his own medicine, he adds. | But others see the treatment being meted out to him as unfair and an attempt by some in the judiciary to give him a taste of his own medicine, he adds. |
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