Thursday, December 19, 2019

Pakistan's former ruler Pervez Musharraf sentenced to be executed, and death will not be an escape

Reuters:
The special court sentenced Musharraf, 76, to death on Tuesday after finding him guilty of high treason for subverting the constitution in 2007. He took power in a 1999 coup.

The court directed law enforcers to apprehend Musharraf, currently receiving medical treatment in Dubai, to ensure the death sentence is carried out.

But if found dead beforehand, “his corpse (should) be dragged to D-Chowk, Islamabad, Pakistan, and be hanged for three days”, it said.

The chowk, or square, is just outside parliament.