'I have faith in Pakistan’s judiciary, they will provide me justice': Musharraf

• Musharraf said that he would decide his future course of action after consulting his legal team.
• He added that he has faith in Pakistan’s judiciary that they will provide him justice.

Former army chief general (retd) and president Pervez Musharraf expressed his gratitude to the armed forces and the people of Pakistan for remembering his services for the nation, a day after he was handed down death penalty by a special court in the high treason case.

In a video from his medical bed, he said that he had heard the news of the verdict by the special court on television. He further said that there was no example of a verdict of a case in the past in which neither the defendant nor his lawyers were given permission to speak in his defence

The former president said that he had even offered to give his statement to a special commission if they visit him in Dubai, adding that this too was not heeded. "I call this verdict suspicious because supremacy of the law was ignored from the start to the end during the hearings of this case. I would also say that according to the constitution this case was not important to be heard," he said.

‘Kesay woh judge, jinhun nay meray say meray time mein apnay liye faaiday uthaey, meray khilaaf judgment date saktay hain’ - Musharraf’s video message after the verdict of death sentence.pic.twitter.com/Q9cVs0xfXh

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Musharraf continued that he respected the Pakistani judiciary and like Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa, he also believed that everyone was equal before the law. But, he added, according to his opinion the CJP showed his intentions to the public himself by saying that he ensured a speedy verdict in this case.

“I have faith in Pakistan’s judiciary that they will provide me justice and keep in view the supremacy of law," he further said. Musharraf added that he would decide his future course of action after consulting with his legal team.