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FIA declares Musharraf 'prime accused' in BB murder case
[Pak Daily Times] The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday submitted a challan... list of charges ... against former military dictator  Pervez PervMusharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... in the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-I), declaring him prime accused in Benazir Bhutto ... 11th Prime Minister of Pakistain in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, founder of the Pakistain People's Party, who was murdered at the instigation of General Ayub Khan. She was murdered in her turn by person or persons unknown while campaigning in late 2007. Suspects include, to note just a few, Baitullah Mehsud, General Pervez Musharraf, the ISI, al-Qaeda in Pakistain, and her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, who shows remarkably little curiosity about who done her in... murder case. FIA's Deputy Director Khalid Rasool appeared before ATC-I Special Judge Chaudhry Habibur Rehman and presented the charge sheet against the former dictator and listed him as the main accused in the light of a statement recorded by US journalist Mark Siegel. The court directed Musharraf to appear before it on July 2 and adjourned the hearing till the date. The charge sheet also contained the statements of four witnesses, including that of the US journalist as well as Benazir Bhutto's own statement, in which she had said that Musharraf and three others be held responsible if she was assassinated. Musharraf has also been accused of hatching a conspiracy to assassinate former prime minister Benazir. While becoming the witness in the case, Mark Siegel in his statement to the FIA's investigation team had revealed that Benazir was disturbed after receiving a phone call from Musharraf in his presence on September 25, 2007. According to Siegel's statement, Musharraf had warned her that she would be responsible for her own security if she returned before the 2008 elections. Besides, the US journalist had claimed to have a copy of Musharraf's email sent to Benazir. Posted by: Fred 2013-06-26 |
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