Musharaf to ‘Face Pakistan Treason Trial’

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that former military ruler Pervez Musharraf should face trial for high treason.

Mr Musharraf, who returned to Pakistan from self-imposed exile earlier this year, is currently under house arrest.

“He will have to answer for his guilt before the court,” Mr Sharif said.

Mr Musharraf is fighting a series of charges relating to his time in power, which began with him ousting Nawaz Sharif in a 1999 military coup.

Only the state can bring a high treason charge in Pakistan.

BBC

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