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Attack on Musharraf: LHC rejects four appeals
 LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has rejected the appeals of four civilians employees of the Pakistan Air Force convicted of involvement in an assassination attempt on Gen Pervez Musharraf. Justice Mohammad Akhtar Shabbir ruled that under Article 199 (3) of the Constitution, the LHC could not hear appeals against a military courts decision. I will now approach the Supreme Court against this decision, the convicts counsel Col (r) Malik Akram later told reporters. He gave no further details and only said the prosecution had a very weak case against my clients. I will prove it. Technicians Khalid Mahmood, Nawazish Ali, Niaz Mohammad and Adnan Rashid were convicted and sentenced to death by a military court on October 3, 2005, for involvement in an assassination attempt on Gen Musharraf in Rawalpindi on December 14, 2003. Akram argued on Tuesday that there was no direct evidence against his clients. He said there had been a 131-day delay before the accuseds statements were recorded and they had been forced into making a confession. He also said the convicts were not provided copies of the judgment. Posted by: Fred 2006-03-29 |
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