Pakistan Army Sentences Ex-Officer to 14 Years for Sedition

The Pakistan Army on Tuesday announced that it sentenced a former officer to 14 years of imprisonment on the charges of sedition.

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Akbar Hussain was convicted and sentenced through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under the Pakistan Army Act 1952 on charges of inciting sedition among army personnel from discharge of duties, according to a statement by the army.

The court of competent jurisdiction adjudged him guilty' of the offence charged, through due judicial process and awarded the punishment of 14 years rigorous imprisonment on May 10, it stated.

According to the sentence, the Rank of the officer was forfeited on July 26, it further said.

 

[Devasahayam]

Actual offence he committed one of:

• being displeased with Anjum as head of ISI and Munir of Army
• wishing to restore system as-was on 1972/03/23 (military under authority of civilian government rather than being goondacrats of the country)
• wishing to actually get system which was supposed to happen after 1970/12/05 election (but didn't) -- something actually resembling a "Whitehall style" republic, with PM being supreme authority -- minus actual peace with India (no non-Bengali Pornistani Muslim desired such in 1970, only difference now is there are now quadruple of them)