Abettors’ role in treason case: IHC summons respondents

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued notices to all respondents in the plea to modify its earlier order to re-investigate the role of abettors in high treason case.

The federal government had filed a review petition against the IHC division bench’s order on the petition, moved by former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, and the then law minister and former chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar.

They challenged special court order to try them as abettor in the high treason case, initiated against former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for imposing an emergency in the country on Nov 3, 2007.

Additional Attorney General (AAG) argued before the bench that in its detailed order, the IHC division bench ordered re-investigating the role of abettors in treason case and remarked that earlier investigation would be defected which was redundant.

He said the federation had no issue with the rest of the order but with the said remarks of the bench which was contradictory to its own order and requested the court to review it.Subsequently, the bench issued notice to respondents to present their stance on the matter and adjourned the case for two weeks.

In its order, the IHC directed the investigation agency or the joint investigation team (JIT) whatever would be assigned by the federal government to re-investigate the role of abettors afterward the federation moved review petition objecting to the remarks of the court in its detailed order, dated Nov 10, 2015.