Musharraf issue be resolved in accordance with Pak law: US

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Refusing to take a position on the treason charges against former Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf, the US has said the issue needed to be resolved in accordance with the country's constitution and law.

"We don't take any position on legal proceedings involving former President Musharraf. We believe it's an issue to be resolved in accordance with Pakistan's Constitution and law," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said.

Former dictator Pervez Musharraf was yesterday indicted by a Pakistan court on five counts of high treason and his plea to travel abroad was rejected as he became country's first ever military ruler to face criminal prosecution that entails death penalty.

Musharraf, who is accused of treason for suspending, subverting and abrogating the Constitution, imposing an emergency in the country in November 2007 and detaining judges of superior courts, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.