Why Is Iftikhar Chaudhary Backing Off?

Five Rupees by Ahsan | Jul. 31, 2009 (News Analysis)

Close observers of Pakistani politics will have no doubt noted , in which it is claimed that the judiciary is backing off from charging former president Pervez Musharraf with treason. ISLAMABAD: Chief justice turned down a request on Thursday to launch a treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, saying the Supreme Court lacked the authority. Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry?s remarks could reassure both the fragile civilian government and ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 31, 2009

Five Rupees offers four insightful reasons for why Pakistan's supreme court is not seeking to try former president Musharraf with treason. Appreciate that the author doesn't take a stand on whether a treason trial should proceed.

First, the judiciary (and by that I mean Chaudhary) thinks Musharraf is irrelevant now that he is no longer in power. Therefore it makes little sense to waste time, energy, and political capital, and risk considerable political turmoil, for someone who doesn’t matter anymore. Chaudhary might reason that his time is better spent getting in Zardari’s way than punishing Musharraf, because the former is still central to Pakistani politics.

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