Lawyer comment on warrant issued for Musharraf over Bhutto death
(12 Feb 2011) ++16:9++ Islamabad, Pakistan - 12 February 2011 1. Low angle shot of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's lawyer and spokesman Mohammad Ali Saif walking into room 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammad Ali Saif, Pervez Musharraf's Lawyer and spokesman: "Pervez Musharraf was, although included as an accused, but his statement was never recorded; he was never included in the investigation; he was never contacted nor engaged for recording of his version, while this investigation was going on, and this is the legal right of every person who is accused of an offence, that he must be contacted and included, his version must be included in the investigation. In this case, in Pervez Musharraf's case, no such effort was ever made; no such attempt was ever made by the prosecuting agencies, and while acting unilaterally they included his name in the challan (warrant), which in my opinion is a biased and a vindictive approach, and speaks volumes of the kind of political victimisation and the political vendetta that his political opponents are trying to wage against him." 3. Cutaway of photograph of Musharraf 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammad Ali Saif, Pervez Musharraf's Lawyer and spokesman: "He will appear one day, definitely before these courts and will defend himself, but 19th of February, somebody has decided in his sweet will to arrest him and produce him before the court, so let those try their best, let them arrest him, handcuff him and produce him before the court on the 19th. If they do so, the nation will see; if they don't then he will decide, whenever he decides to come and appear before the court he will come appear before the court for the courts of Pakistan." 5. Cutaway of Saif ++4:3++ FILE: Hong Kong - 15 September 2010 6. Wide of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf speaking 7. Cutaway of cameras 8. Mid of Musharraf 9. Cutaway of photographers 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistani president: "There are elements who are opposed to me, political elements. And they are the ones who engineer these cases and launch cases in the subordinate judiciary, one has to face all that. I am prepared to face that for the sake of Pakistan. And I know since whatever I did had all the legal backing and legal cover, I am very confident that nothing can happen legally against me (when he returns home)." 11. Pan to Musharraf speaking ++4:3++ FILE: Dubai - 17 October 2007 12. Various of former Pakistan Prime Minister and Leader of Pakistan People's Party Benazir Bhutto in hotel lobby with her daughters ++4:3++ FILE: Karachi, Pakistan - 18 October 2007 13. Bhutto waving as she disembarks from plane, returning from exile to lead Pakistan People's Party in the January 2008 parliamentary elections 14. Crowd of media waiting for Bhutto 15. Bhutto waving from plane steps, wiping away tears 16. Various of Bhutto making her way through crowd of supporters and media on tarmac 17. Close of Bhutto inside vehicle, shot through window STORYLINE An anti-terrorism court judge issued an arrest warrant on Saturday for former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf in connection with the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto, state-run television reported. The warrant is the latest legal trouble to face the retired general, a one-time US ally who left Pakistan for Britain in 2008 after being forced out of the presidency he secured in 1999 military coup. Despite his promises to return to Pakistan and lead a new political party, court motions against the former ruler make it increasingly unlikely he will. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
