The New Nation - Internet Edition

Internet Edition. May 5, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM

Musharraf may accept judges restoration

AP, Islamabad

President Pervez Musharraf may accept the reinstatement of judges he dismissed if the new government amends the constitution instead of simply passing a parliamentary resolution, a spokesman for his political party said Saturday.

Musharraf purged the judiciary of some 60 judges - including Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry - when he imposed a state of emergency in November to avoid any legal challenges to his re-election as president.

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