The hearing in a high treason case against Gen Pervez Musharraf has been adjourned for a month by a special court after the government failed to appoint a defence counsel to represent the Pakistan\u2019s former military dictator, according to a media report on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three-judge bench headed by Justice Tahira Safdar on Tuesday adjourned the hearing for a month on the request of Acting Law and Justice Secretary Arshad Farooq Fahim who said his ministry has shortlisted the names of six lawyers \u201cbut they were either unwilling to represent Musharraf or need time to study the case .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ministry had on June 27 shortlisted six lawyers – Syed Ali Zafar, Raja Amir Abbas, Shah Khawar, Ishfaq Naqvi, Tahir Malik and Riaz Hanif Rahi – to represent the former president in the case, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trial has not seen much progress since Musharraf left for Dubai in March 2016 after his name was removed from the Exit Control List.He has not returned since, and is said to be suffering from Amyloidosis, a rare condition for which he has been admitted to a hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On June 12, the court had rejected Musharraf\u2019s plea for the adjournment of the hearing on medical grounds and decided to conclude the trial even in his absence. The court also cancelled the 75-year-old former president\u2019s right of defence due to his repeated non-appearance before the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The court had also barred Musharraf\u2019s lawyer Salman Safdar from arguing on his behalf and directed the law ministry to appoint a defence lawyer for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The special court has declared him a proclaimed offender and ordered the confiscation of his property owing to his no-show. The case has been virtually stalled as Musharraf\u2019s presence is important to record his statement.The Supreme Court in a judgment on April 1 said that Musharraf can come back to record statement by May 2, otherwise the tribunal was free to conclude hearing even in his absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On May 2, Musharraf requested the court to delay proceedings until end of holy month of fasting. So the court adjourned and set June 12 for hearing and his appearance.But he failed to turn up and his lawyer requested the tribunal to delay the proceedings until improvement in health of Musharraf so that he could come back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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