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| Bhutto was hanged in haste: Attorney General |
| 2011-06-30 |
| [Dawn] The Attorney General of Pakistain said on Wednesday that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ...9th PM of Pakistain from 1973 to 1977, and 4th President of Pakistain from 1971 to 1973. He was the founder of the Pakistain Peoples Party (PPP). His eldest daughter, Benazir Bhutto, would also serve as PM. In a coup led by General Zia-ul-Haq, Bhutto was removed from office and was executed in 1979 for authorizing the murder of a political opponent... was hanged after a rushed decision and that the Supreme Court needs to re-examine his murder trial, DawnNews reported. The attorney general said that a sentence cannot be implemented within seven days of the issuance of a black warrant, however, in Bhutto's case, he was hanged within 12 hours of the warrant being issued against him. An eleven-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is hearing the Bhutto reference case. The hearing of the case has been adjourned until July and the date will be announced depending on the availability of the bench. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Moot court" Pakistani style. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto could not be reached for comment... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2011-06-30 01:28 |