Pakistan court overturns death sentence for ex-president

A court in Pakistan has overturned the death sentence handed down to former president Pervez Musharraf by declaring the legal process unconstitutional.

Gen Musharraf had challenged the formation of special court which found him guilty of treason last December.

On Monday, the Lahore High Court sided with the exiled general, who seized power in a 1999 coup and was president from 2001 to 2008.

“The decision meant Gen Musharraf was “a free man”,” says prosecutor

Government prosecutor, Ishtiaq Khan, explained to AFP that there was “no judgment against him any longer”.