Chaudhry open letter on judicial ousters [Pakistan]

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Chaudhry open letter on judicial ousters [Pakistan]

January 30, 2008 10:23:00 am

Open letter from ousted Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, January 30, 2008 [criticizing Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf for deposing and slandering judges, and keeping judges and lawyers under preventative detention]. Read the full text of the letter [DOC]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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