Pakistan court indicts former military leader Pervez Musharraf for treason
From Sophia Saifi and Adeel Raja, CNN
updated 5:18 AM EDT, Mon March 31, 2014
Islamabad (CNN) -- A Special Court in Pakistan has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with high treason -- a crime that carries the death penalty or life imprisonment.
Musharraf, who ruled the country following a 1999 coup until 2008, faced a total of five charges during the hearing at the court in Islamabad Monday, including three counts of subverting, suspending and changing the country's constitution, sacking Pakistan's chief justice and imposing emergency rule. He pleaded "not guilty" to each of the charges.
In an address to the court, the former president denied he was a traitor, and instead claimed Pakistan "prospered and grew" under his tenure.
Monday's hearing took place amid tight security, with thousands of police and security forces lining the route to the court. In an unexpected twist, the retired army general was represented by a new lawyer, with no reason yet given for the change.
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