Murad Saeed, leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). PHOTO: ARCHIVE
ISLAMABAD:
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified PTI Senator Murad Saeed and issued his denotification, according to an official notification.
The ECP claimed that Murad Saeed had been sentenced to 10 years in prison by an anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi. His disqualification has been carried out under article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution.
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi delivered a verdict in the May 9 General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case in early March, sentencing 47 proclaimed criminals, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) figures, to 10 years in prison each, along with a fine of Rs 500,000 per convict and confiscation of their movable and immovable properties. Among the violators was Murad Saeed, along with other senior PTI leaders.
According to Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution of Pakistan, a legislator is disqualified if he “has been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude, to a term of imprisonment of not less than two years, unless a period of five years has elapsed since his release.”
Following the decision, the general seat of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Senate was declared vacant.
