Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:30pm GMT
By Syed Raza Hassan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf (click here) pleaded not guilty to five counts of treason on Monday in the latest chapter of a long-running drama between the increasingly assertive judiciary and its former military ruler.
Musharraf faces the death penalty if convicted of charges over his suspension of the constitution and imposition of emergency rule in 2007, when he was trying to extend his tenure.
The case marks the first time a former military officer of Musharraf's rank has appeared in court before a judge in a country where the military has rarely been challenged by either the government or the judiciary.
"I would like to ask where is the justice for me in the Islamic republic of Pakistan ... I have only given to this country and not taken anything," Musharraf said. "I prefer death to surrender."...
Where is Rumsfeld and the USA Treasury when you really need it, huh?Those are the kinds of friends he made. Fair weather friends, Mushy.
Being a warlord has it's down side. He should have known when the same bridge was bombed twice it meant something.
