(ANSA) - ISLAMABAD, JAN 13 - Pakistani justice overturned the death sentence for ex-president Pervez Musharraf for absentia, after the Lahore High Court defined the special court that sentenced him for defeat on 17 December as unconstitutional. Musharraf came to power with a coup in 1999 and was the de facto president of Pakistandal from 2001 to 2008.
Pakistan cancels Musharraf on death penalty
2020-01-13T13:32:15.231Z
Pakistani justice overturned the ex-president Pervez Musharraf's death sentence in absentia, after the Lahore High Court ruled the special court that sentenced him for treason on December 17 unconstitutional. (HANDLE)
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