Musharraf, who seized power in a 1999 coup and later ruled as president, is not in Pakistan and was not available for comment on the sentence, handed down by an anti-terrorism court hearing the high treason case.
The court's full ruling was not available but it said in a summary it had analyzed complaints, records, arguments and facts in the case and had reached a majority verdict, with two of the three judges giving the decision against Musharraf. Under the emergency, all civil liberties, human rights and democratic processes were suspended, from November 2007 to February 2008.
The final years of his rule were marked by struggles with the judiciary stemming from his wish to remain head of the army while also being president.
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