Reference against Justice Waqar Seth sent to SJC
- By Farooq Sami -
- Dec 21, 2019
KARACHI: A reference against Justice Waqar Seth, who awarded death sentence to former president Pervez Musharraf and hang his body for three days at Islamabad’s D-Chowk, on Saturday sent to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
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The reference was forwarded by Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi to the Supreme Judicial Council against Justice Waqar Seth. “The judgment of Justice Waqar against Pervez Musharraf is unconstitutional and unlawful”, the reference reads.
The reference further reads that the judgment is a mala fide and against the Shariah and human rights.
The reference pleads the SJC to null and void the verdict against former president Pervez Musharraf and an action against Justice Waqar Seth demanded.
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High Treason Case
The special court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to former president Pervez Musharraf in high treason case against him.
The special court, headed by Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth decided the high treason case with 2-1 split verdict against the former President and Military Chief.
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According to the detailed verdict, Justice Waqar Seth and Justice Shahid Kareem awarded death sentence to the former president, while another member of the bench Justice Nazir Akbar had written a dissenting note and announced to set Pervez Musharraf free of the charges.