Musharraf verdict.

Byline: Syed Osman Sher - Mississauga, Canada

APROPOS the editorial 'Musharraf verdict' (Dec 19). The sentiment that Pervez Musharraf's suspension of the constitution is 'commission of treachery' is a bit harsh. There is no denying the fact that no person is above the law, and that criminals must be punished, and the crimes to be adjudicated according to law.

Musharraf was booked in the treason case in Dec 2013 for imposing a state of emergency on Nov 3, 2007. He has now been declared by the court to have committed that crime. A simple question that arises: why was he put on trial when his act was not a crime according to the law of the time?

In the criminal law system an ex post facto law can criminalise the actions when they were legal when committed; in the same way as it can decriminalise...