President Pervez Musharraf will lift Pakistan's state of emergency only after changing the constitution to ensure he cannot be hauled before a court, a senior official said Thursday, as lawyers held more protests against the retired general. Attorney General Malik Mohammed Qayyum reportedly said that the president, who has acknowledged that he breached the constitution, will amend the charter to protect his decisions from legal challenges.
December 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
President Pervez Musharraf will lift Pakistan’s state of emergency only after changing the constitution to ensure he cannot be hauled before a court, a senior official said Thursday, as lawyers held more protests against the retired general.
Musharraf purged the judiciary, jailed thousands of opponents and silenced television news channels after he suspended the constitution and declared emergency rule on Nov. 3.
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